Cornish Hens and Vegetables in Foil Packets
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Season hens with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Place two chicken halves, skin side down, on bottom half of a 12 x 18-inch sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil.
- Layer one quarter of potatoes, squash, carrots, onions and mushrooms over the top of the of the hen halves.
- Repeat with remaining 3 hens and vegetables.
- In a small bowl combine the melted butter, lemon juice and pepper.
- Drizzle over vegetables, dividing equally among the packets. Season lightly with salt and sprinkle 1 tablespoon over each packet.
- Bring top half of foil over food and make a series of pleated folds all around to seal.
- Place on a couple of baking sheets and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until juices from hen run clear when thigh is pricked.
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