Cornish hens with herbs cooked in the slow cooker are very juicy and the meat falls off the bone.
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
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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.
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2
Pour chicken broth and 1/3 cup lemon juice into a slow cooker.
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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.
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4
Cook hens in the slow cooker on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours.
Nutrition Facts
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