how long and what temp to cook cornish hens
Baste the Cornish hens with the reserved lemon juice mixture, and bake uncovered for 30 minutes. Baste the hens again and continue to bake another 30 minutes, basting the hens every 10 minutes until a meat thermometer inserted into a thigh reads 180Â°F(85Â°C). Cornish game hen is a small breed of chicken weighing less than 2 pounds. Cornish game hens have a high ratio of bone to meat, and most cooks allow 1 bird per diner.