Best Honey Roasted Cornish Game Hens Recipes

Roasted Cornish Game Hens Marinated in Honey and Mustard image

Provided by Food Network

Yield 2 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup grainy mustard
2 cloves garlic, chopped
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 Cornish game hens
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 lemon

Steps:

Mix the honey, mustard, garlic, 3 tablespoons oil, thyme and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside. Remove the wing tips from the hens. Roll the hens in the marinade and marinate overnight.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Season the birds inside and out with salt and pepper. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze over each bird. Put a used lemon half in the cavity of each bird. Truss the birds.
Set a rack in a roasting pan and brush the rack with several tablespoons vegetable oil. Place the birds, breast side down on the oiled rack. Roast for 30 minutes. Turn the birds breast side up, reduce the heat to 350 degrees and roast an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until the hens are cooked through and the skin is brown. Allow the hens to rest 10 minutes before serving.

Honey Roasted Cornish Game Hens image

Provided by Good Cook Wanda

Categories Poultry

Time 1h30m

Yield 2 hen halves, 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Steps:

Split hen in half. Wash and pat dry. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Brush both sides with 3 Tbs butter.
Place breast side down on a rack in a shallow pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.
Turn. Brush with butter and bake for 25 minutes.
Mix honey with 1 1/2 Tbs melted butter. Brush half the mixture on the hen. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn and brush with remaining honey mixture. Bake for 15 minutes longer.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1224.6, Fat 103.4, SaturatedFat 61.2, Cholesterol 553.9, Sodium 885.5, Carbohydrate 4.3, Sugar 4.3, Protein 69.2