Oregano Cornish Game Hens

Submitted by *OzMan*

"Got this easy recipe from a friend of mine who loves game hens so I thought I would post it here for you to try sometime. i like these, but don't make them as often as I could/should."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 Cornish hens (approx. 1 lb. each)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt
• black pepper
• oregano, to taste

• Stuffing

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 cups small white bread cubes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon celery salt
• 1 dash black pepper
• 1 tablespoon water

• Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt
• pepper

directions

1. Remove bags of liver and neck from hens, rinse hens and pat dry.
2. Rub skins with oil.
3. Season hens inside& out with salt,pepper and oregano, set aside.

4. Stuffing:

5. Make stuffing by heating butter till bubbly (do not burn).
6. Add onion and celery and cook for 1 minute.
7. Stir in bread cubes, oregano, celery salt, pepper and water.
8. Loosely stuff each hen with 1/4 of the stuffing.
9. Place stuffed hens in a roastin pan and cook at 450 degrees for 20 minutes.
10. Reduce heat to 350 and roast for another 30 to 40 minutes or until juices run clear when thigh is pricked with a fork.
11. Place on warm serving platter.

12. Sauce:

13. Skim off exces fat from juices in pan, add water and butter.
14. Simmer for 2 miutes, season to taste and serve with hens.

Reviews

[Lise S.]

I love Cornish Game Hen but never have had a more delicious one before trying this recipe. I love the stuffing and the use of Oregano. Oregano is the best choice as a natural way to balance micro flora to promote good health. The wine I drank, a Provençal Rosé was quite delicious with this dish.

 

[Lacer]

This was good, first time making or eating cornish game hens. (I bought some cornish game hens because they were on sale.) I had everything for this one on hand, so I tried it. Very nice, and I love stuffing, so that was a plus. The birds were very juicy and flavorful. Thanks Ozman!

 

[Diana Adcock]

Hi~ We had these for dinner last night and they were great. I made the stuffing on the side with a little added broth. The hens were full of flavor, tender and juicy. Thanks for posting Di

 

[Sexy Chef Sheri]

I thought this recipe was fantastic! So simple, and so yummy all at the same time. I did not stuff the birds, however. I decided to go on ahead without that. But my fiance and I just loved this, and will make this again for sure! Thanks for the great recipe!

 

[Jellyqueen]

This is a really good recipe. I made pretty much by the directions, except I did use whole wheat bread, and it worked fine. I did have to cook a good bit longer than the cook time listed. I will use this recipe again.