Mike's 40 Clove Baked Garlic Stuffed Game Hens & Veggies

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Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

MMOBRIEN

Mike's 40 Clove Baked Garlic Stuffed Game Hens & Veggies

Comfort food 101! Serve with toasted baguette bread to smear that delicious smashed garlic, lemon and onion stuffing on them!

Ingredient

Food ration :

2 servings

Cooking time :

30 mins

2 (5 oz)

Game Hens [de-thawed - rinsed - dabbed dry inside & out]

40 Cloves

Fresh Garlic [left whole - trim brown ends + 15 additional cloves for veggie bake]

Baby Potatoes [cleaned - left whole]

Bibs Celery [+ leaves - 1" chop]

1 Cup

Fresh Baby Carrots [sliced in half]

1/2

Medium White Onion [quartered]

1/2 Cup

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Here's about all you'll need.

* Step 2

Pre-heat your oven to 425°.

* Step 3

Trim the brown ends from your garlic. Stuff/pack de-thawed, rinsed hens innards with whole fresh garlic, [20 cloves a piece] lemon quarters and slivers of sliced onions. Tie off your hens legs with butchers twine to seal in your vegetables.

* Step 4

Gently lift hen skins, rub in olive oil and season with a bit of lemon juice, lemon pepper and Italian Seasoning underneath.

* Step 5

Rinse and chop vegetables and place at the base of your pan. Add 14 oz Chicken Broth, 1 cube of butter, [sliced] 15 garlic cloves, sea salt, pepper, Italian Seasoning and Lemon Pepper.

* Step 6

Sprinkle chicken broth vegetable coated tops with sea salt, pepper, lemon pepper and Italian Seasoning.

* Step 7

Place hens on an elevated rack just above your veggies and coat them with olive oil. Lightly sprinkle tops with salt, pepper, dried Parsley, Italian seasoning and lemon pepper seasoning.

* Step 8

Wrap up hens and vegetables tightly with tinfoil. You'll want these hens and vegetables to steam together.

* Step 9

Bake at 425° for 1.5 hours.

* Step 10

Once fully baked - raise oven temp to 450° - remove tinfoil - and allow hen skins to crisp for 10 minutes longer.

* Step 11

Serve on a bed of Chicken Stuffing. Garnish with fresh parsley.

* Step 12

Bake or toast your Baguette Bread lightly coated with olive oil. You'll want this side dish for all of the delicious garlic, lemon and onions retrieved from your hens stuffing. It makes a great spread once mashed. Enjoy!