White Wine And Thyme Roasted Cornish Game Hens

• Gluten free

• Meat

  • 4 Cornish game hens

• Produce

  • 1 cup Celery
  • 4 Garlic cloves, large
  • 1 cup Sweet onion
  • 10 fresh sprigs Thyme

• Canned Goods

  • 1/2 cup Chicken broth

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 tsp Black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Sea salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tbsp Olive oil, Extra Virgin

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1/2 cup Cooking wine, white

• Ingredients

  • 1 Cooking twine;

Found on tastefulventure.com

Description

Ingredients

• 4 Cornish Game Hens
• 1 cup chopped Sweet Onion
• 1 cup chopped Celery
• 4 large Garlic cloves
• 10-20 fresh sprigs of Thyme
• ½ cup White Cooking Wine
• ½ cup Chicken Broth
• 2-3 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• ¼ tsp Sea Salt
• ¼ tsp Black Pepper
• Cooking Twine

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Rinse inside and out of Cornish Game Hens with water and place on a wire rack in a roasting pan.
• Stuff each hen with Garlic, Onion, Celery and Thyme.
• If any Onion or Celery are remaining, place in bottom of roasting pan.
• Tie the legs of each hen together with cooking twine to keep stuffing in.
• Rub Olive Oil evenly over each hen.
• Sprinkle Salt and Pepper over each hen
• Add Wine and Chicken Broth to the bottom of roasting pan.
• Bake 50 minutes to an hour, basting the hens every 10 minutes with the juices from the roasting pan. Stop basting during the last 10 minutes of cooking time.
• They will be fully cooked when an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F and the juices run clear.
• Remove the hens from the oven, loosely tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes before carving or serving.
• Remove cooking twine before serving.
• Enjoy!