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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 240 Minutes |
Ready In: 250 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Cornish hens with herbs cooked in the slow cooker are very juicy and the meat falls off the bone. Ingredients:
1/3 cup lemon juice |
1/4 cup margarine, melted |
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme |
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder |
1/8 teaspoon ground cumin |
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes |
2 cornish game hens |
1/2 teaspoon ground thyme |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper |
1 cup chicken broth |
1/3 cup lemon juice |
1/4 cup chilled margarine, cut into cubes |
Directions:
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.
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