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Best Recipe for Mustard- and Rosemary-Roasted Game Hens

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup whole-grain (coarse) mustard
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 3 large garlic cloves, pressed
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried, crumbled
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 1 1/4-pound Cornish game hens
  • Fresh rosemary sprigs (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. combine first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil. Rub cavities and outside of hens with mustard mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Place 1 large rosemary sprig in cavity of each hen if desired. Arrange in shallow roasting pan. Bake until cooked through, about 1 hour 15 minutes (cover with foil last 15 minutes if hens are browning too quickly). Let stand 5 minutes and serve.

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