Mike's 40 Clove Baked Garlic Stuffed Game Hens & Veggies. 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.
Take all cooked garlic cloves and cooked onion pieces and the drippings.
Place in a blender and pulse twice.
Place hens, head to toe, in roasting pan.
You can cook Mike's 40 Clove Baked Garlic Stuffed Game Hens & Veggies using 19 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Mike's 40 Clove Baked Garlic Stuffed Game Hens & Veggies
- Prepare 2 (5 oz) of Game Hens [de-thawed - rinsed - dabbed dry inside & out].
- It's 40 Cloves of Fresh Garlic [left whole - trim brown ends + 15 additional cloves for veggie bake].
- It's 1 of LG Lemon [quartered].
- Prepare 1 Bag of Baby Potatoes [cleaned - left whole].
- Prepare 2 of Bibs Celery [+ leaves - 1" chop].
- Prepare 1 Cup of Fresh Baby Carrots [sliced in half].
- Prepare 1/2 of Medium Red Onion [quartered].
- It's 1/2 of Medium White Onion [quartered].
- You need 1/2 Cup of Green Onions [sliced].
- You need 1 of Green Bell Pepper [sliced].
- It's 1 Stick of Quality Salted Butter.
- Prepare 1 Can (14 oz) of Chicken Broth.
- It's 1 tsp of Lemon Pepper Seasoning.
- It's 1 Tbsp of Italian Seasoning.
- It's 1 tsp of Sea Salt.
- It's 1 tsp of Fresh Ground Black Pepper.
- It's 1 Tbsp of Olive Oil.
- Prepare of as needed as needeToasted Baguette Slices [with olive oil - served as a side].
- Prepare of as needed Chicken Stuffing [to be used as a bed for hens].
Place garlic cloves inside the cavities and surrounding each hen. I've always loved Cornish game hens. Growing up they were our traditional New Year's Eve dinner for many years. Not only were they delicious, they also I used fresh rosemary and thyme for these hens, but you can use any herb of your choice.
Mike's 40 Clove Baked Garlic Stuffed Game Hens & Veggies instructions
- Here's about all you'll need..
- Pre-heat your oven to 425°..
- Trim the brown ends from your garlic. Stuff/pack de-thawed, rinsed hens innards with whole fresh garlic, [20 cloves a piece] lemon quarters and slivers of sliced onions. Tie off your hens legs with butchers twine to seal in your vegetables..
- Gently lift hen skins, rub in olive oil and season with a bit of lemon juice, lemon pepper and Italian Seasoning underneath..
- Rinse and chop vegetables and place at the base of your pan. Add 14 oz Chicken Broth, 1 cube of butter, [sliced] 15 garlic cloves, sea salt, pepper, Italian Seasoning and Lemon Pepper..
- Sprinkle chicken broth vegetable coated tops with sea salt, pepper, lemon pepper and Italian Seasoning..
- Place hens on an elevated rack just above your veggies and coat them with olive oil. Lightly sprinkle tops with salt, pepper, dried Parsley, Italian seasoning and lemon pepper seasoning..
- Wrap up hens and vegetables tightly with tinfoil. You'll want these hens and vegetables to steam together..
- Bake at 425° for 1.5 hours. To check for doneness - pierce the thickest piece of your largest hen with a knife. If its fluids run clear - you're good to go. Or, if your hens register 165° F with a thermometer. Also, use your carrots as your best [doneness] indicator for your veggies. If a knife slides easily thru them - everything else is fully baked. Including your potatoes..
- Once fully baked - raise oven temp to 450° - remove tinfoil - and allow hen skins to crisp for 10 minutes longer..
- Serve on a bed of Chicken Stuffing. Garnish with fresh parsley. Authors Tip: Make an easy 5 minute microwavable Chicken Stove Top Stuffing. But, substitute chicken broth for any water called for and add 2 tbsp dried onions and 1 tbsp dried parsley to that mixture. These easy steps really do make for a memorable stuffing..
- Bake or toast your Baguette Bread lightly coated with olive oil. You'll want this side dish for all of the delicious garlic, lemon and onions retrieved from your hens stuffing. It makes a great spread once mashed. Enjoy!.
Tie each hen's legs together with kitchen twine. Tuck wings under breast; place hens in pan over the garlic mixture. This recipe features thighs and legs, and works with chicken, pheasant, rabbit or partridge. Other than the traditional chicken legs or the pheasant thighs I mention, you can use rabbit, whole quail, halved Cornish game hens, chukars or. Mix lemon juice, vinegar, oil, garlic, thyme and salt; pour on hens.