A Southern Easter Menu line-up featuring these delicious cornish hens! MOIST AND TENDER CORNISH HENS SEASONED WITH A SAVORY SPICE MIXTURE AND ROASTED WITH VEGETABLES TO PERFECTION!
Spread out chopped vegetables and rosemary in the bottom of 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Rub olive oil lightly over the Cornish hens. Set aside.
In a bowl, mix together spices and sprinkle generously over the hens, being sure to season the inside cavity as well. ( Want more flavor? See note)
Place the hens on top of the bed of vegetables.
Run your fingers under the skin to loosen it.
Place a slice of butter under the skin of each hen.
Tie the legs together with kitchen string or foil paper. (I like to sprinkle on more parsley at this point but that's optional)
Bake for 50-60 minutes, depending on size of hens.
Let hens rest for 15 minutes before eating.
Reviews
Eric on 2023-05-14 (5 stars): Love this Dish. Follow this to the T and turns out perfect. I do this for my wife and mother inlaw every year (last 3) to show my appreciation!! I even make the hen dace and talk like the video. Kids love that
Chellie on 2023-04-04 (5 stars): This is my tried and true cornish hen recipe. It always comes out delicious.
Rennie on 2022-11-08 (5 stars): I have made these roasted Cornish hens numerous times now and just LOVE them (as does everyone I serve them to!) Thank you for this delicious, foolproof recipe. It's an absolute winner and I plan to use it for Thanksgiving his year! <3
Emily on 2021-12-26 (5 stars): Back in 2016 my husband and I planned on getting ham for Christmas. The store was out and the only option we had was Cornish hens. Neither of us had ever cooked them nonetheless eaten them. In a pinch we looked up a recipe for the hens. 6 christmases later this is our go to recipe for the hens! We look forward to them every year! We only ever use 2 hens so our veggies come out a bit dry. But that doesn’t matter! This recipe is amazing!
Michele on 2021-03-14 (5 stars): These were a big hit at our dinner party. I didn’t serve it with the vegetables since we had the hens with your oven roasted asparagus. But I used the veggie mixture to make a chicken sheppards pie the next day. So yummy.
Mrs Green on 2021-03-07 (5 stars): Excellent recipe. I have made this recipe several times.
Jamea on 2020-06-22 (5 stars): Good recipe turned out good for Father's Day
Sallie Rae on 2020-06-21 (5 stars): Your video is so cute and funny this is the best I made it two weeks ago and i am making it again today the only thing i did was use all root veggies as base YUM so good thank you Sallie Rae
Ronda McClelland on 2020-03-19 (5 stars): This receipe is the BEST !!! I have made them several times. Whenever I am ready to cook them I always come to this recipe. The whole family LOVES, LOVES, LOVE THEM. Thank You so much for sharing ❤
Paula C. on 2019-12-27 (5 stars): Wow!! This was my first attempt at making cornish hens and this recipe looked easy enough to follow. IT WAS A HIT at Christmas - so flavorful and juicy!!!! My family and I agree this was the best meal I ever made! NOTE: I added a little bit of extra virgin olive oil to the veggies and rosemary along with some kosher salt. (I've always heard you should salt every element of the dish.) I also doubled all the spices because I knew I'd stuff some between the skin and meat along with the butter. I also made sure the girls were at ROOM TEMPERATURE before I put them in the oven - a pro tip from Samin Nosrat. I think that made all the difference because they cooked evenly. I'm definitely keeping this recipe!!!!
Geoffrey Olsen on 2019-12-26 (5 stars): Just finished cleaning up after a very tasty Christmas dinner with my daughter and get boyfriend.
She requested a Cornish Hen and I took it from there.
Thanks for the recipe. It was fabulous.
Geoffrey in Calgary Alberta Canada
Christina Jackson on 2019-12-05 (5 stars): Thank you SO much for posting this recipe! I’ve made it a few times so far & everyone absolutely LOVES it! I’m so grateful for this! Thank you!!
