95 hen recipes

Simple roasted Cornish game hens with lemon, onion, butter, and white wine. Elegant individual birds that roast to golden perfection in under an hour for special dinners.

Grilled Cornish hens with a honey-cumin plum rub tucked under the skin, served on baby spinach with grilled plums and balsamic vinaigrette. A showstopping summer grill dinner.

Baked Cornish game hens rubbed with butter and basted every 10 minutes with lemon, garlic, and rosemary. Just 5 ingredients for an elegant, golden roasted dinner.

Apricot-glazed Cornish hens roasted whole over a buttery bread stuffing scented with celery, onion, and marjoram, basted with a sweet-tart apricot preserves glaze.

Roasted Cornish hens stuffed with lemon, garlic, and rosemary, basted with honey-lemon glaze and finished with a white wine pan sauce. Elegant individual portions for special occasions.

Broiled Cornish game hens in a teriyaki-lemon-garlic marinade, showered with fresh cilantro. A simple Thai-inspired main that looks like a restaurant plate.

Tangerine hens stuffed with fresh tangerine segments, pecans, and mushrooms, basted with honey, soy, and white Zinfandel. An elegant citrus-roasted Cornish game hen dinner for four.

Mud Hens are chewy brown sugar pecan bars made with just four ingredients: Bisquick, eggs, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. A quick vintage bar cookie recipe.

Asian-style Cornish hen wraps split hen breasts around asparagus spears and steams them in a bamboo steamer over rice with bok choy, broccoli, and peppers. Elegant pan-Asian dinner.

Microwave Cornish hens with peaches glazed in honey, dry mustard, and curry powder over chicken-flavored rice. A retro one-dish weeknight dinner with sweet, mildly spiced poultry.

Baked Cornish game hens stuffed with a buttery mushroom, celery, and herb mixture and roasted low until tender, then blasted hot to crisp the skin. Individual servings ready for a dinner party.

Mandarin Cornish hens: small game hens roasted and basted in a bright orange juice glaze for tender, citrus-kissed meat and burnished skin. An elegant, simple main with one bird per person or to share.

Glazed Cornish hens roasted with an apple jelly and cinnamon glaze, served with wild rice tossed with red grapes, celery, and cashews. An elegant dinner that's easier than it looks.

Grilled Cornish game hens marinated in lemon juice, olive oil, and coarsely crushed black pepper with a rosemary sprig tossed on the coals for smoke. Simple, elegant grilling.

Grilled Cornish hens roast halved in the oven, then get glazed with plum barbecue sauce during the final 45 minutes until tender and sticky. Elegant personal-sized dinner from just 2 ingredients.

Roasted Cornish hens brushed with olive oil, parsley, and thyme, served with pan-gravy mushrooms, glazed carrots, and Brussels sprouts. A rustic Sunday dinner plate, scaled small.