Cornish Game Hens With Artichokes and Potatoes
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon snipped fresh oregano
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon snipped fresh thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 (9 ounce) package frozen artichoke hearts, thawed
- 8 ounces small potatoes or 8 ounces tiny new potatoes, quartered
- 3 lbs Cornish hens
- lemon slice (optional)
- fresh oregano leaves and fresh thyme sprig (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine lemon juice, snipped oregano, olive oil, garlic, snipped thyme, salt, and pepper. Add artichoke hearts and potato; toss gently to coat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer artichokes and potato to another bowl; reserve garlic mixture.
- Rinse hens; pat dry with paper towels. Tie drumsticks to the tails using 100-percent-cotton string. Tie wing tips to the breasts. Brush hens with some of the garlic mixture. Arrange hens on one side of a rack in a large roasting pan. Arrange artichoke hearts and potato on the opposite side of rack. Drizzle hens and vegetables with remaining garlic mixture.
- Place roasting pan on middle rack of oven. Roast about 50 minutes or until juices of the hens run clear (180 degrees F) and vegetables are tender.
- Arrange hens on a serving platter. Using a slotted spoon, transfer vegetables to platter. If desired, garnish platter with lemon slices, oregano leaves, and thyme sprigs.
- Using kitchen shears or a long heavy knife, cut the string between drumsticks and around breasts. Carefully cut hens in half lengthwise.
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Peoria, 41
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