Cornish Hens And Vegetables In Foil Packets

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cornish hens, halved, backbones removed
• salt
• pepper
• 8 small red potatoes, scrubbed and sliced
• 1 large yellow squash, sliced
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1/4 lb mushroom, sliced
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon coarsely cracked pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 season hens with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• 3 place two chicken halves, skin side down, on bottom half of a 12 x 18-inch sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil.
• 4 layer one quarter of potatoes, squash, carrots, onions and mushrooms over the top of the of the hen halves.
• 5 repeat with remaining 3 hens and vegetables.
• 6 in a small bowl combine the melted butter, lemon juice and pepper.
• 7 drizzle over vegetables, dividing equally among the packets. season lightly with salt and sprinkle 1 tablespoon over each packet.
• 8 bring top half of foil over food and make a series of pleated folds all around to seal.
• 9 place on a couple of baking sheets and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until juices from hen run clear when thigh is pricked.