Roasted Cornish Hens

We started by picking up two Cornish hens from Heinen’s. Stuff the hens with your favorite stuffing. Our favorite stuffing is super normal so decided to get creative this year! We stuffed one of our hens with with butternut squash & quinoa and the other with spinach & cream cheese.

Roasted Cornish Hens

Servings: 6

Ingredients

2 Cornish hens
Butter
Fresh rosemary
Fresh thyme
1 lemon, sliced
Salt and pepper
Red grapes, optional, for roasting

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450ºF.
Dry off chicken and stuff with your favorite stuffing. Tuck wings.
Dot with butter, add lemon slices, and sprinkle with spices. Add grapes if desired.
Bake until chicken is cooked, but still moist, about 40 minutes. Internal temperature should reach at least 165ºF.

By Heinen's Grocery Store

In 1929, Joe Heinen opened the doors of a small butcher shop on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, aiming to establish himself as the city’s purveyor of quality meats. As customers came into Heinen’s new shop for their meat purchases, they began asking him to carry groceries as well. Joe added homemade peanut butter, pickles and donuts and by 1933, business had grown enough to include a line of produce and canned goods. Heinen’s Grocery Store was born.

Roasted Cornish Hens