Slow Cooker Cornish Hens Recipes

SLOW COOKER CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the rub ingredients together.
• Rub the chicken inside out with the mixture.
• Place chicken in your slow cooker.
• Pour the broth in and set the crockpot on high for 3 hours or low for 5 hours.
• Let it set for 5 minutes before taking it our and serving *

EASY CORNISH HENS

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.

SLOW COOKER CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• Take the Cornish hens and rinse and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Combine the onion powder, garlic powder, rosemary, and ground black pepper into a small bowl. Mix well.
• Rub the cornish hens with the seasoning mixture.
• Spray the slow cooker with the nonstick cooking spray.
• Place some of the potatoes and the baby carrots into the slow cooker and spread into an even layer.
• Place the cornish hens on top of the vegetables, and then place any remaining vegetables around the hens.
• Add the chicken broth to the slow cooker and then cover and cook for 8 hours on low.
• Carefully remove the cornish hens and vegetables from the slow cooker to a serving platter. Serve.

SLOW COOKER CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• Coat the hens with about 1/4 of the mushroom soup.
• Mix the remaining mushroom soup with mushrooms, olives, zucchini, and garlic salt in a bowl. Stuff the mixture inside the hens. Arrange hens, breast sides up, in the slow cooker. Spoon any remaining soup mixture over the hens.
• Cook the hens in the slow cooker on High for 4 hours.

CORNISH HENS WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown hens in oil. Place the potatoes in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Top with the hens and bacon. Sprinkle with lemon-pepper and garlic powder. , Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until a thermometer reads 180° and potatoes are tender. Thicken the cooking juices if desired. Sprinkle the hens with parsley.

SLOW COOKER CORNISH HENS IN MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Turn the crock pot on high.
• Puree the tomatoes, nut/seed butter and the tomato paste in a blender.
• Add it to the crock pot.
• Add all the other ingredients into the crock pot except the chicken. Whisk it all together.
• Remove the hens from their wrappers and wash them good. Pat dry. Season with the salt and pepper.
• Add to the crop pot whole and cover with the mole sauce.
• Turn the crock pot down to low and cook for 6 hours.
• Remove the hens when cooked and let them sit for a few minutes.
• You will have a lot of mole sauce left. Save it and use it with other fowl.
• Serve with rice, corn tortillas and scallions if you wish.
• Bon Appetit!