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Baked Cornish Game Hens

There was a period of time when it was the lawn game of choice because of its simple rules.

Recipe Summary Baked Cornish Game Hens

Cornish game hens stuffed with a vegetable mixture, then roasted. A Cornish game hen recipe that I found and tweaked a bit for the taste and size of our small family, but it would be very easy to adjust it to fit your needs. It goes well with oven-roasted potatoes.

Ingredients | Croquet Game

2 Cornish game hens

½ cup melted butter

½ onion, chopped

½ stalk celery, chopped

¼ green bell pepper, chopped

1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained and chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon dried basil

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

¼ cup melted butter

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

In a small bowl combine the 1/2 cup melted butter, onion, celery, bell pepper, mushrooms, garlic, basil, oregano and parsley.

Season hens inside and out with salt and pepper to taste, then stuff with equal amounts butter/vegetable mixture. Place stuffed birds in a 9x13 inch baking dish, breast side up. Drizzle with 1/4 cup melted butter.

Cover dish and bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove cover and brown at 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).

Info | Croquet Game

prep: 30 mins cook: 1 hr 30 mins total: 2 hrs Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings

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