Cornish Game Hens with Butternut Croutons

Name: Cornish Game Hens with Butternut Croutons
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter, softened; 2 clementines, unpeeled and quartered; 3 kilograms Cornish game hens, rinsed and patted dry; 6 servings Butternut Croutons; 6 leaves fresh sage; 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper, divided; 5 teaspoons salt, divided

Need a gluten free and fodmap friendly main course? Cornish Game Hens with Butternut Croutons could be an amazing recipe to try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 975 calories, 78g of protein, and 69g of fat each. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt, pepper, cornish game hens, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Prepare Butternut Croutons, and set aside.

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Croutons

Preheat oven to 45

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Oven

Season each hen cavity with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and insert 1 clementine quarter into each.

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Clementine

Pepper

Salt

Pull back breast skin of each hen gently, and insert 1 sage leaf. Replace skin, and use a presoaked wooden pick to secure skin to meat. Tuck wing tips under each hen, and tie legs together using butcher's twine.

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Meat

Sage

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Kitchen Twine

Arrange hens, tail to tail in 2 rows, on a rimmed baking sheet, making sure wing tips stay tucked. Rub hens with butter, and season with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

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Butter

Pepper

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Baking Sheet

Roast hens at 450 on middle oven rack 45 to 50 minutes or until hens are golden brown and reach an internal temperature of 16

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Oven

Transfer hens to a rack set over a platter, and cover loosely with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Allow hens to rest 5 minutes, and serve with warm Butternut Croutons.

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Croutons

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Aluminum Foil