Place the pan of stuffing and the Cornish hens, breast side up, on the grill, and close the lid. You want an internal temperature of at least 165 F in the thickest part of the breasts AND in the stuffing. When the hens are almost cooked, rub olive oil all over the peaches and place flesh side down over the hot coals for 1-2 minutes until the flesh is seared with grill marks.

Add fish sauce and stir until marinade has consistency of loose paste. A Cornish game hen is a hybrid of a chicken that is a lot smaller! These birds are sold whole, in most grocery stores.

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Rub the outside of the hens with Italian seasoning, paprika, and a generous amount of salt. Stuff the cavity with onions and spritz the top of the hens with olive oil. Place both game birds in the air fryer basket and cook on the air fry setting for 25 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Serving cornish game hens will not only wow your dinner guests for a special occasion, but are great for an easy weeknight dinner. Even though you can air fry a regular chicken, the cornish hens are more tender and easier to manage and you just can’t beat the juicy meat.

• Thank you very informative, I have a question, can you cook the hens in a toaster oven.
• The cook time may need to be adjusted – use a meat thermometer to check for internal temperature of 170 degrees F for doneness.
• If you have small birds you might be able to fit two hens into the Air Fryer basket.

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Do you have to clean the inside of a Cornish hen?

Since I didn’t have this lovely kitchen appliance back when I made those recipes, the oven worked fine. So, to do that, line the air fryer basket with a Cooking Games – Coffee Games sheet of parchment paper. If you’ve never had a Cornish hen, they are just as simple, or even more so, as roasting a full-sized chicken. This will tell you everything that you need to know how to cook Cornish Hen in the Air Fryer. You will not eat the stuffing ingredients so they are not included. Salt, pepper and poultry seasoning will not have points.

(see the «Helpful Tips» section further down in this post for thawing instructions) A two pound hen will serve two people, or one person with leftovers. My husband and I get tired of eating leftovers for days so I tried this recipe. I put some lemon juice and half an onion in the cavity. Even the white meat turned out nice and juicy. Remove Cornish hen from the air fryer, cover with tented aluminum foil, and leave to rest for at least ten minutes before serving. Place the trussed Cornish hen in the air fryer basket.