The Best Easy Air Fryer Cornish Game Hens Recipe
EasThe Best Easy Air Fryer Cornish Game Hens recipe - tender, juicy delicious cornish game hens in under 40 minutes from an air fryer or Instant Pot with broiler lid!
Servings: 2 game hens
Calories: 426kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Cornish game hens
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 lemons sliced -1 to stuff in hens, and one to place around air fryer basket for extra flavor
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary to stuff in hens
- 1 tbsp Italian Herb Seasoning Blend
- 3 tbsp butter softened
- 8 cloves garlic
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 450F.
- Rub chickens with 3 tablespoons of butter.
- Lightly season chickens with salt, pepper, and herbs.
- Place 1 lemon wedge, 4 garlic cloves, and 1 sprig rosemary in cavity of each hen.
- Spray inside of air fryer basket with nonstick spray.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350F.
- Arrange chickens in air fryer basket.
- Roast in preheated air fryer for 30 minutes
- Flip hens, roast additional 10 minutes.
- Remove hens from oven when they reach 170 degrees with an instant read digital thermometer.
- Tent hens with aluminum foil as hens carryover cook, do not carve for at least 10 minutes.
- Serve individual chickens on diners plates, and encourage them to carve tableside for a fun dinner!
Nutrition
Serving: 1hen | Calories: 426kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 191mg | Sodium: 322mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g