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Organic Vegetable Stuffed Baked Cornish Hens
4 Cornish organic hens
1/4 teaspoon organic pepper
4 cloves organic garlic, sliced
4 teaspoons fresh rosemary leaves, minced
4 teaspoons fresh thyme, minced
2 bay leaves, cut in half
4 organic shallots, chopped
3 organic carrots, chopped
3 stalks organic celery, chopped
2 organic lemons
Instructions:
Rinse organic hens under cold water. Pat dry with piece of paper towel. Sprinkle hens with organic pepper. In a mixing bowl combine organic garlic, rosemary, thyme and bay leaves. Add in half the organic shallots, organic carrots and organic celery and mix well to combine. Stuff each hen with the vegetable mixture. Layer the bottom of a baking dish with remaining shallots, carrots and celery. Place hens on top of vegetables. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake hens 50 minutes or until the skins are golden brown and the juices run clear when pricked with a fork. Remove hens and let stand 10 minutes.Cut hens in half and discard stuffing before serving.
Number of Servings: 8
Serving Size: 1/2 cornish hen
