Cornish Hens
Cornish Hens might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One serving contains 1542 calories, 85g of protein, and 108g of fat. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 42% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. A mixture of cornbread, kosher salt, flat-leaf parsley, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the cornbread you could follow this main course with the Skillet Cornbread Apple Cobbler as a dessert. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Cornish Hens, Cornish Hens, and Golden Cornish Hens.
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Place the sliced onion in the bottom of a roasting pan.
Remove the giblets from the hens, and rinse them inside and out.
Remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers and pat the outsides dry.
Place the hens on top of the sliced onion.
Pack the cavities of the hens with the cornbread stuffing.
Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the hens. Rub the hens with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Roast the hens for 30 minutes, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh.
Melt the butter in a large saute pan.
Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes over medium-low heat, until translucent. Break the cornbread into pieces and place the pieces in a large bowl.
Add the onion mixture to the cornbread.
Add the celery, chicken stock, parsley, salt and pepper, and mix together.