Roasted Lime Chicken

I love Cornish hens, the size is just right for lunch and dinner. Since lime is 3 for $1, I had left over lime for another recipe.  For this recipe, I stuffed 3/4 of a lime, onion and garlic into the cavity of the chicken.  

Ingredients

• 1 Cornish hen
• 1 lime, quartered 
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed
• 3 slices of onion
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Wash and pat dry the chicken.
3. Season the chicken with liberally with salt and pepper  both inside and outside.
4. Squeeze the lime into the chicken cavity before stuffing.
5. Stuff it with onion and garlic.
6. Rub oil over the whole f chicken.
7. Roast for 45 minutes until the juices runs clear or the internal temperature is 180 degrees F. Base the chicken after 20 minutes with the chicken dripping so that the skin do not burn.
8. Squeeze the remaining quarter lime juice over the chicken and let it stand for 20 minutes before cutting into the chicken.

There is a hint of lime, not overpowering.  Sometimes I like to add more lime juice to intensify the lime flavor.  You need fresh lime for this, concentrated lime juice will not do for this recipe.