Air Fryer Cornish Hens
Air Fryer Cornish Hens - tender, juicy meat with crispy skin over a bed of roasted vegetables. You're just 30 minutes away from the ultimate chicken dinner.
Servings: 1
Calories:
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
NOTE: this recipe is for ONE cornish hen. Double the ingredients if you're airfrying TWO.
- 2-3 medium carrots peeled/cut in thirds
- 1 small onion peeled/cut in thick slices
- 2 medium potatoes (optional) peeled/cut in half
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 - 2 pound cornish hen DOUBLE INGREDIENTS IF MAKING 2 HENS!
- 1 half lemon cut in 2 quarters
- 1 sprig EACH rosemary, thyme and sage
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Add the carrots, onion and potatoes to a medium bowl (I left the skin on the potatoes but peel if you prefer).
- Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil completely coating, then season with salt and pepper to taste (I used 1/2 teaspoon of salt and a pinch of black pepper).
- Scatter the vegetables in the bottom of the air fryer basket.
- Dry the inside and outside of the bird using paper towels. Remove any giblets from inside cavity of the hen.
- Stuff the cavity with the lemon wedges and whole sprigs of rosemary, thyme and sage.
- Preheat the air fryer to 350 degrees. Melt butter in a small bowl then blend in garlic powder.
- Brush the outside of the cornish hen with butter (reserve remaining butter) then generously season with salt. Add the cornish hen(s) to the top of the vegetables breast side down.
- Air fry for 15 minutes then turn the hen over. Brush with the remaining butter-garlic mixture then continue air frying another 10-15 minutes.
- Remove the hen and vegetables from the air fryer. Let the hen rest 10-15 minutes before cutting.