Roast Cornish Game Hens With Vegetables - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Cornish hen, thawed if frozen (24 oz)
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium sweet potato, peeled, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 small red potatoes, quartered
1 small green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces

Preparation

Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Spray a 2 quart glass baking dish with cooking spray.
Remove and discard neck and giblets from game hen and with kitchen scissors, cut hen in half; place halves, skin side up, in baking dish.
In a medium bowl, mix together garlic salt, chili powder, ginger, cumin and oil.
Brush hen halves with 1 tablespoon of the oil mixture, to the remaining mixture in bowl, add the potatoes and bell pepper; toss to coat.
Arrange vegetables around the hen halves and bake 40 to 50 minutes or until hen halves are fork-tender and juices run clear, and vegetables are tender.