Easy Cornish Hens

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


Recipes · Meat and Poultry · Chicken · Cornish Hen Recipes


Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs
Servings: 4
Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • 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


Directions

  1. 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.

  2. Pour chicken broth and 1/3 cup lemon juice into a slow cooker.

  3. 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.

  4. Cook hens in the slow cooker on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours.


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
516 Calories
44g Fat
5g Carbs
26g Protein


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