Cornish Game Hens with Grape Sauce Recipe

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Cornish Game Hens with Grape Sauce
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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
1075
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp tarragon
  • 1 tsp rosemary
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp sage
  • 2 tbsp paprika
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups grape juice
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch (dissolved in tbsp. water)
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • small clusters grapes (to garnish)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Rinse the hens& pat dry inside& outside with paper towel.
  3. Place hens on a rack in a roasting pan.
  4. Season hens equally with salt, pepper, garlic, tarragon, rosemary, sage, thyme& paprika.
  5. Roast in oven until golden brown, or until juice runs clear& not red when hens are punctured between the thigh& breast.
  6. While the birds are in the oven, using a double boiler, melt the butter& stir in the flour.
  7. Once blended, add the chicken stock or broth& allow the mixture to thicken, stirring occasionally.
  8. Add the grape jelly, grape juice, sugar& the dissolved cornstarch.
  9. Continue to cook& stir until thickened again.
  10. To serve, pour some of the sauce onto the 2 plates.
  11. Place the hens on top of the sauce& then pour the rest of the sauce over the hens.
  12. Garnish the plates with a few small clusters of grapes& a few sprigs of herbs if desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1074.61 Kcal (4499 kJ)
Calories from fat 502.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 55.87g 86%
Cholesterol 341.3mg 114%
Sodium 3891.52mg 162%
Potassium 1045.16mg 22%
Total Carbs 91.51g 31%
Sugars 64.21g 257%
Dietary Fiber 4.19g 17%
Protein 52.59g 105%
Vitamin C 55.7mg 93%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 23%
Iron 5mg 28%
Calcium 130.7mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 164.25 Kcal (688 kJ)
Calories from fat 76.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.54g 86%
Cholesterol 52.17mg 114%
Sodium 594.8mg 162%
Potassium 159.75mg 22%
Total Carbs 13.99g 31%
Sugars 9.81g 257%
Dietary Fiber 0.64g 17%
Protein 8.04g 105%
Vitamin C 8.5mg 93%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 23%
Iron 0.8mg 28%
Calcium 20mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 25.3
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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