Easy Cornish Hens

Name: Easy Cornish Hens
Prep time: 4 h 10 min
Cook time: 4 h 10 min
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters chicken broth; 2 Cornish game hens; 1 teaspoons dried thyme; 0 teaspoons garlic powder; 0 teaspoons ground cumin; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 1 teaspoons ground thyme; 79 milliliters lemon juice; 59 milliliters chilled margarine, cut into cubes; 0 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 0 teaspoons salt

Easy Cornish Hens might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 39g of protein, 43g of fat, and a total of 561 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 4 hours and 10 minutes. Head to the store and pick up chicken broth, cornish game hens, ground thyme, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the margarine you could follow this main course with the Peanut Butter Icebox Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

Mix 1/3 cup lemon juice, melted margarine, 1/2 teaspoon thyme, garlic powder, cumin, and red pepper flakes in a bowl.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic Powder

Lemon Juice

Margarine

Cumin

Thyme

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Bowl

Pour and rub lemon juice mixture over Cornish hens.

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Cornish Hens

Lemon Juice

Dry Seasoning Rub

Mix 1/2 teaspoon thyme, salt, and black pepper in a bowl; sprinkle over Cornish hens.

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Black Pepper

Cornish Hens

Thyme

Salt

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Bowl

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

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Chicken Broth

Lemon Juice

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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.

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Chicken Broth

Margarine

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Slow Cooker

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

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Slow Cooker