Air Fryer Cornish Game Hens
Air Fryer Cornish Game Hens
Ingredients
- 2 Cornish game hens
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 orange
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon flat-leaf parsley
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add the melted butter and seasonings to a bowl and mix well.
- Cut a small orange or mandarin orange in half and put it into the cavity of each Cornish game hen.
- Gently pull up the skin on the breast of each hen.
- Spread the butter herb mixture under the skin, then rub the remaining butter all over the outside of each hen.
- Oil the bottom of the basket of your air fryer.
- Add the two hens.
- Cook at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes.
- Open the air fryer and use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature.
- If the temperature is 165 degrees F, your hens are done. If they are not hot enough internally, cook for an additional 10 minutes, and recheck the temperature.
- When the hens are finished, remove them from the air fryer
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