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Start slicing between the breasts and with steady and intentional force, use slicing motions until you’ve cut all the way through. A cleaver will work as well or my favorite a good pair of kitchen shears. To cut them in half, get yourself a nice and sharp long knife. I like to cut them in half after they’ve rested and serve each person half a hen. While you can serve these whole, as in, each person gets their own roasted Cornish hen, it is quite a lot of meat for a single serving, especially if your hens are closer to the 2 pound mark. Garnish with fresh herbs if you have any leftover. Let the hens rest for 20 minutes and serve with remaining lemon slices.

Roast the hens: Roast, uncovered, for 50 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer registers 165F in the thickest part of the breast.

Place the hens in the roasting pan over the bed of ingredients and drizzle olive oil all over the hens. Add the fresh herbs, garlic, onion, and half the lemon slices to the roasting pan.

Prep the roasting pan: Preheat the oven to 425F.

Dry the hens with paper towel, and season generously with the dry rub both inside and out.

Prep the hens: Combine all the dry rub ingredients in a small bowl.

Red pepper flakes – You can use more, less, or none depending on your preference.

Smoked paprika – This is my secret weapon in the kitchen! It packs so much more amazing flavor versus regular paprika.

Italian seasoning – Make sure to find a no salt added mix.

Salt & pepper – Use as much or as little as you prefer.

Olive oil – Other oils that would work are avocado, safflower, sunflower, or vegetable.

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Lemon – I prefer to lay my lemon slices in the pan rather than on top of the chicken to keep the skin crispy.

Onion & garlic – This is what we will use as a bed for our hens in the roasting pan like an au naturale roasting rack.

Fresh herbs – I used rosemary and thyme.

Cornish hens – Mine were about 1.5 pounds each.

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Keep scrolling for the full recipe ingredient amounts. Get ready for the most flavorful Cornish hens you’ve ever tried. They are an easy-to-serve variety of whole chicken that will allow each diner to have a full breast and leg with that delicious skin intact. The flavor isn’t much different than a regular chicken, either. Sometimes referred to as Cornish game hens as well, this variety of chicken is much smaller than the standard chickens we usually see sold in grocery stores.

What are Cornish Hens?Ĭornish hens are simply a particular breed of chicken.

It’s fresh, herby, citrusy, laid over aromatics, and a touch smoky.

I think after all these years of roasting chickens and Cornish hens I’ve perfected this as my absolute favorite seasoning. These hens are very easy to customize and switch up the seasoning, as well. All you have to do is slice them hen in half, and voila! you have 2 servings ready to go without any messy carving. They’re just as easy to roast as a chicken, but the serving is even easier. Whenever I come across beautiful Cornish hens like these, I just can’t help myself but buy a few. They’re simple, elegant, and turn out perfectly every time with my easy step-by-step instructions. These Roasted Cornish Hens will be your new favorite recipe for romantic date nights or to impress dinner party guests.