Cornish hens with herbs cooked in the slow cooker are very juicy and the meat falls off the bone.
Prep
27 min
Cook
56 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
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
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
Pour chicken broth and 1/3 cup lemon juice into a slow cooker.
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
Cook hens in the slow cooker on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours.
Nutrition per serving
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