Herb-Stuffed Roasted Cornish Hens Recipe

Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2012 by wandnapper

I am not allowed stuffing or rice so this was an excellent alternative. I cooked it my Nuwave oven and it came out great.

Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2011 by jensenal

To all those "commonsense is required"!!! cooks out there, you "KNOW how much your family can or cannot eat at a meal. So fix as many birds your family needs. If you use "commonsense is required" and eat portions that are healthy for you eat and enjoy sensibly.This goes to "Maiden Fair" you just as well take all the meat off the bones and feed it to the dog and eat the bones if you are that concerned about how the bird is prepared. jensenal

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by helenjo

Hal47, You are right. Don't eat it. Get real, my family portion is Half a Cornish Hen ea. They put aside what they won't eat. They're sure to finish it off later. Heavens sakes it Christmas. You can heat up a lean Cuisine!!!!!!

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by MomJoyx3

These were very good. To the previous poster who is alarmed at the calorie count...DON'T MAKE IT THEN! I have to watch my calorie intake so I just used olive oil on mine and removed the skin upon eating. Even without the skin, it was delicious (I never eat the skin on chicken either, just a personal preference). But my husband, son and daughters ate it as is and loved it. Making them again on Christmas Eve. Thank you for the recipe!

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by WandaHayter

Cornish game hens are excellent and there are so many ways to season them. They also make your dinner seem so very Special .... and it is. The Fresh Market has this Italian Seasoning that is so wonderful (and great on so many different things too ... pork, steaks, hamburgers). I also infuse my olive oil with different herbs and it makes a world of difference. Sweet Basil, garlic, rosemary. Bottles of infused olive oil makes a reall nice gift to those you know enjoy cooking and cooking well.

You can also infuse your butter with garlic by just flattening the garlic and micro on reduced heat until you hear the garlic popping. Once you try this you will use this often. (like in garlic mashed potatoes.)

Enjoy !!!

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by SDD516

This recipe sounds so good! I may try it for Christ

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by Maiden Faire

I must agree with the previous users, commonsense is required. The recipe states that it yields 2-4 servings. Hello, that would mean a person would have either one or half of one of the hens. The nutritional amount listed would be for those individuals who would eat one entire hen. As for my family, we too feed four people with one hen. We love cornish game hens, and use lemon and sage in a large number of our recipes. We also only use real butter. We fully believe that natural products are better for us than man-made artificial ones. My college biology teacher warned us of the dangers of transfat in 1990. Just because an item says 0 transfat, you can't believe it. The FDA allows manufacturers to list 0 if a serving has .5 grams or less per serving. Read labels people.

If you are concerned about the calories, make adaptations. Use less butter, or if you are one of those individuals that believes in the merits of margarine, then use that. You can use no butter or margarine at all, and make a vinaigrette out of the lemon and herbs to baste the hens with. Use less salt. Sea salt has much more flavor than table salt, therefore you automatically need to use less. After cooked, remove the skin from the hens and discard it. I wouldn't due it prior to cooking because the bird would be to dry. Instead of potatoes which are a natural starchy food, roast vegetables such as asparagus or brussel sprouts; or add various squashes. Whatever suits your tastes. Remember, none of these recipes are carved in granite. Use them as a foundation and then adapt. Personally, we don't roast the hens. We cook them on the rotisserie and baste them. We also add a bit of rubbed sage into the butter mixture as well as the cavity of the bird. We love it. Trial and error is how all recipes were developed over time as we learned about new foods. There are still so many wonderful flavor combinations out there to discover. When you discover your signature dish, please share with us all. We all have that gift down inside of us.

Danny Kaye once said: If you're not cooking with joy, happiness and love, you're not cooking well.

May we all "cook well".

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by hal47

This a great dish just as written! If someone (and you know who you are) isnt smart enough to read sodium amounts then dont make it or eat it. Some people never learn if you cant say something good then say nothing!

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by stjohnisle

Growing up my mom always made Cornish Hens for Christmas. I have carried on the tradition and these were a wondeful treat when I made them last year. I am definitely going to make them again this year and my daughters are now grown and now making them, too!

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by 3pearlrose

I found what I am making for Christmas!!!

Thank You!

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by trekker975

Wonderful!!! Very tasty and one hen fed two of us. This is a great dish that works out so well. I added some colorful bell peppers to the potatos as my husband not like green onions......it was wonderful! The pesentation was even prettier (hoilday colors?)

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by toothfairylin

Totally agree with grammadi323 and cactus lady! These were delicious! I have said this before: I am disgusted with the "reviewers" who put down someone's recipe because of their own "better than thou" standards. "Reviewers" is intentionally in parentheses because these people never try the recipes, they can only make disparaging remarks. I do ASSURE you that once in awhile, eating a tasty, calorie/sodium/or fat laden "dish" will NOT kill you. If you can recognize that perhaps it is not healthy, enough to make a comment on it, than I would ASSUME you would know how to make it suit your needs. I really wish TOH WOULD NOT let you naysayers comment on a recipe unless you have tried it and perhaps listed what YOU did to make it healthier!!!! So thank you, TOH, for giving some of us a new recipe to try. LOVE TOH!

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by cactuslady

AMEN!! grammadi!! Portion control is all that's needed to cut down the number of calories, and fat grams. Obviously, we all know how to read. If the calories and fat grams bother you, don't make the recipe, it isn't necessary to point those things out to the rest of us...we can read, too. This recipe was excellent...my family of 4 ate one bird...now do the math.

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by grammadi323

I am stunned when people cannot make the recipe work for their needs... the calorie count is up to YOUR portions and YOU are in control of that!!

it's Christmas...not the other 364 days.... we can be smarter then... for now... enjoy these lovely little morsels!

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by Susie77

The recipe looks delicious but the calorie count is pretty alarming. What constitutes a serving -- an entire hen plus 3 of the 6 potatoes?

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by azlady56

So yummy, am going to share with family and friends.. Thanks

Reviewed on Mar. 05, 2009 by MysteryLover

Absolutely delish!

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2008 by hillcountry

I am going to try this it sounds healthy and good. I always serve Turkey and Oyster dressing.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

COUNTRYGIRL

Reviewed on Dec. 08, 2008 by mamabear53

I usually have cornish hens with oyster dressing for Christmas, but I may try this for at least a couple of them .

Thanks for the recipe.

Bye,

mamabear-kathy

Reviewed on Dec. 08, 2008 by A Mac