Easy Cornish Hens

Ingredients

• 0.33 cups lemon juice
• 0.25 cups margarine , melted
• 0.5 teaspoons dried thyme
• 0.25 teaspoons garlic powder
• 0.13 teaspoons ground cumin
• 0.13 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 2 Cornishs game hens
• 0.5 teaspoons ground thyme
• 0.13 teaspoons salt
• 0.13 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 0.33 cups lemon juice
• 0.25 cups chilled margarine , cut into cubes

Instructions

1. 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. 2

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

3. 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. 4

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