Baked Cornish Game Hens

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cornish hens
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1/2 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1/4 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can mixed mushrooms, drained and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• 2 in a small bowl combine the 1/2 cup melted butter, onion, celery, bell pepper, mushrooms, garlic, basil, oregano and parsley.
• 3 season hens inside and out with salt and pepper to taste, then stuff with equal amounts butter/vegetable mixture.
• 4 place stuffed birds in a 9x13 inch baking dish, breast side up.
• 5 drizzle with 1/4 cup melted butter.
• 6 cover dish and bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• 7 remove cover and brown at 500 degrees f (260 degrees c).