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Ingredients

  • 1 large fresh fennel bulb, trimmed, thinly sliced
  • 1 large leek (white and pale green parts only), thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups peeled baby carrots
  • 2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 1 1/2-pound Cornish game hen, halved lengthwise
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine

Method

  • Preheat oven to 500F.
  • Combine fennel, leek, carrots, 1 teaspoon thyme and 1 tablespoon oil in 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish; toss to coat.
  • Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Brush hen halves with remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon thyme, salt and pepper.
  • Arrange hen halves atop vegetables.
  • Roast 15 minutes.
  • Pour wine onto vegetables in dish.
  • Continue to roast until vegetables are tender and hen is cooked through, stirring vegetables occasionally, about 8 minutes longer.
  • Serve hen with vegetables.