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