Easy Cornish Game Hens Recipes Recipes Recipe For Chicken

EASY CORNISH HENS

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Cornish hens with herbs cooked in the slow cooker are very juicy and the meat falls off the bone.

Provided by joychick

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Cornish Hen Recipes

Time 4h10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

⅓ cup lemon juice
¼ cup margarine, melted
½ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
⅛ teaspoon ground cumin
⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 Cornish game hens
½ teaspoon ground thyme
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup chicken broth
⅓ cup lemon juice
¼ cup chilled margarine, cut into cubes

Steps:

Mix 1/3 cup lemon juice, melted margarine, 1/2 teaspoon thyme, garlic powder, cumin, and red pepper flakes in a bowl. Pour and rub lemon juice mixture over Cornish hens. Mix 1/2 teaspoon thyme, salt, and black pepper in a bowl; sprinkle over Cornish hens.
Pour chicken broth and 1/3 cup lemon juice into a slow cooker.
Place about 1 tablespoon chilled margarine in the cavity of each hen; place hens in the slow cooker. Arrange the remaining margarine cubes in the chicken broth mixture.
Cook hens in the slow cooker on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 516.2 calories, Carbohydrate 4.5 g, Cholesterol 152.2 mg, Fat 43.6 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 26.4 g, SaturatedFat 9.7 g, Sodium 650.1 mg, Sugar 1.5 g

CORNISH HENS THE EASY WAY

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This recipe is so simple, and it adds a little zest to your Cornish Hens.

Provided by Mary Fortman

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Cornish Hen Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 Cornish game hens
2 limes, halved
2 teaspoons olive oil
¼ teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
kosher salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Rub each hen with a lime half. Drizzle the hens with olive oil, and season with chili powder, cumin, kosher salt, and pepper. Place hens on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
Roast hens 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue roasting 30 minutes, or to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (80 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 332.4 calories, Carbohydrate 3.8 g, Cholesterol 151 mg, Fat 23.5 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 26 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 556.5 mg, Sugar 0.6 g

EASY CORNISH GAME HENS TERIYAKI

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Submitted in a Garden Club Cookbook by the President of the Hiawatha Garden Club in Seattle, Washington, Mrs. N.J. Jackson. The hen marinates for 1 hour in this recipe and I included it in the time. This is a simple recipe to prepare.

Provided by Oolala

Categories Asian

Time 2h1m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2/3 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup white wine
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 Cornish hen

Steps:

Combine first 5 ingredients for the sauce and marinate the hen in the sauce for 1 hour, turning to coat.
Bake in a 325 degree oven for 1 hour and baste with the marinade sauce 2-3 times while cooking.
Cut the hen in half to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.2, Fat 4.1, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 108.8, Sodium 5448.4, Carbohydrate 19.5, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 14.5, Protein 34.2