Cornish Hens the Easy Way

Name: Cornish Hens the Easy Way
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons chili powder; 4 Cornish game hens; 0 teaspoons ground cumin; 4 servings ground black pepper to taste; 4 servings kosher salt to taste; 2 limes, halved; 2 teaspoons olive oil

Cornish Hens the Easy Way might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains about 77g of protein, 65g of fat, and a total of 929 calories. This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe serves 4. A mixture of kosher salt, cornish game hens, ground pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Easy Cornish Game Hens, Easy Grilled Cornish Hens and Zucchini with Greek Marinade, Tzatziki, and Greek Salad, and Cornish Hens.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

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Oven

Rub each hen with a lime half.

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Lime

Dry Seasoning Rub

Drizzle the hens with olive oil, and season with chili powder, cumin, kosher salt, and pepper.

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Chili Powder

Kosher Salt

Olive Oil

Pepper

Cumin

Place hens on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.

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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).

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