Cornish Game Hen Sheet Pan Bake
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Difficulty:
easy
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Preparation:
35 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 15 min.
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Healthy, because
Even smarter
Cornish game hens are packed with protein and incredibely low in fat.
Serve this chicken with some brown rice and a big leafy salad.
Author of this recipe:
EAT-SMARTER
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 2 onions (chopped into wedges)
- 4 carrots (peeled, halved lengthways)
- 2 red peppers (sliced into strips)
- 4 cloves garlic cloves (2 cloves crushed, 2 peeled and chopped)
- 6 organic lemons (grated zest of 2 lemons, all halved)
- 4 Tbsps olive oil
- 4 (Cornish Game Hens) Poussin (approx. 14 oz each)
- 10 stalks parsley
- 1 ⅔ cups vegetable stock (approx. quantity)
Preparation steps
1.
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2.
Place the vegetables, the crushed garlic cloves and the 4 zested lemon halves in an oiled roasting tin. Season with salt and ground black pepper.
3.
Season the inside of the game hens or poussins with salt and ground black pepper. Stuff each bird with 2 lemon halves and 2 stalks parsley and tie with kitchen twine. Turn onto the breast side, brush with oil and season with salt and ground black pepper.
4.
Place on the vegetables with the breast side up, brush with a little more oil and season. Pour on a little stock and roast for approx. 40 minutes, basting occasionally with the roasting juices and adding a little more stock if necessary. Internal temperature should be 165°F.
5.
For the garnish, pick the leaves of the remaining parsley stalks and chop the leaves finely. Mix with the chopped garlic cloves and the lemon zest.
6.
Take the roasting tin out of the oven. Check the seasoning of the roasting juices and sprinkle the chicken with the chopped parsley, garlic and lemon zest.
