HERB CORNISH HENS WITH CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE

Herb Cornish Hens with Cranberry-Orange Sauce image

Baked Cornish hens are smothered in a delicious cranberry-orange sauce with a touch of ginger.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Entree

Time 1h35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

4 Rock Cornish hens (about 2 lb each)
2 tablespoons roasted garlic-flavored vegetable oil or plain vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 can (16 oz) whole berry cranberry sauce
3 tablespoons sweet orange marmalade
2 teaspoons grated gingerroot
1 clementine tangerine, peeled, sectioned
Thyme sprigs, if desired

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. On rack in shallow roasting pan, place hens, breast sides up. Brush with oil. Sprinkle inside and out with salt, dried thyme and pepper. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh and does not touch bone.
Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes until juice of hens is clear when thickest pieces are cut to bone (at least 165°F).
Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat cranberry sauce over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Stir in marmalade, gingerroot and clementine sections. Cook 1 minute.
To serve, cut each hen in half along backbone and breastbone from tail to neck, using kitchen scissors. Serve hens with warm sauce. Garnish with thyme sprigs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 770, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 320 mg, Fat 5, Fiber 0 g, Protein 55 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 470 mg, Sugar 25 g, TransFat 1 g