Cornish Hens With Garlic Cream Cheese

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cornish game hens, giblets removed
• 3 tablespoons garlic and herb seasoning (such as mccormick®), divided
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, divided
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• salt to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c). line the inside of a roasting pan with aluminum foil.
• place hens, breast-side up, in the prepared roasting pan.
• mix 1 tablespoon garlic and herb seasoning with 1 package cream cheese in a bowl. stuff cream cheese mixture in 1 hen. repeat with 1 tablespoon garlic and herb seasoning and remaining 1 package cream cheese; stuff the second hen.
• brush hens with melted butter; sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon garlic and herb seasoning. season with salt. cover hens with aluminum foil.
• bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. remove aluminum foil and bake until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 15 more minutes. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees f (74 degrees c).