Single Pot Cornish Game Hens

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cornish hens, washed and split
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 1 vidalia onions, diced or 3 shallots, cubed
• 3 garlic cloves (minced or crushed)
• 1 teaspoon thyme or 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 8 new potatoes, washed and quartered
• 1 (6 ounce) package fresh washed mushrooms (halved or quartered according to size)
• 1 (15 ounce) can fat free chicken broth
• 1/2 cup white
• 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon or 1 tablespoon chicken base
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 lemon, juice of

Recipe

• 1 in large dutch oven (lid must be ovenproof) heat oil over medium high heat.
• 2 salt and pepper hens both sides.
• 3 brown on both sides.
• 4 add onions and garlic, let cook 5 minutes.
• 5 add potatoes and mushrooms on top.
• 6 sprinkle with rosemary and thyme and garlic powder.
• 7 pour in 1/2 can broth in pan and 1/4 cup .
• 8 squeeze 1/2 lemon on top.
• 9 cover with tight fitting lid.
• 10 place in oven at 350°f for 1 hour.
• 11 remove from oven and take out hens and vegetables.
• 12 over medium high heat add remaining ingredients (lemon juice, lemon pepper, chicken base, , broth) and let reduce for 15 minutes.
• 13 thicken with cornstarch and water.
• 14 taste and season as needed replace chicken and vegetables and cook for additional 10 minutes stirring very carefully and not very often.
• 15 serve immediately.