So easy, so delicious! I prepared the game hens and put them in the fridge before work. Then all Randy had to do was toss them in the oven. Ours took 1:15. We ate them with steamed green beans. Delish!
Heat oven to 350°.
Wash hens and pat dry. Sprinkle with salt and pepper Place on a rack in a roasting pan, breast side up. Rub about 1 teaspoon of the pesto between the skin and breast on both sides of a hen, then rub about 1 teaspoon of pesto over the skin, along with about 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Repeat with remaining pesto and Cornish game hens. Roast for about 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until an instant read thermometer registers 180° in the thickest part of meat.
Note: If you spatchcock the hen, it will take only about 45 minutes to cook. If it's not as brown as you want at the end, switch to broil for a few minutes.
Note: If you spatchcock the hen, it will take only about 45 minutes to cook. If it's not as brown as you want at the end, switch to broil for a few minutes.
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