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Herbed Cornish Hens

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20 min prep time
1 hr 20 min total time
6 ingredients
6 servings

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Treat your family to a flavorful dinner with these roasted herbed hens - perfect for any holiday.

Ingredients

3: Rock Cornish hens (about 1 pound each)

: Salt and pepper to taste

1/4: cup butter or margarine, melted

1/2: teaspoon dried marjoram leaves

1/2: teaspoon dried thyme leaves

1/4: teaspoon paprika

Steps

1 Heat oven to 350º. Rub cavities of hens with salt and pepper. Place hens, breast sides up, on rack in shallow roasting pan.
2 Mix remaining ingredients; brush hens with part of mixture. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle and does not touch bone. Roast uncovered about 1 hour, brushing with butter mixture 5 or 6 times, until thermometer reads 180º and juice is no longer pink when center of thigh is cut. Discard any remaining butter mixture.
3 To serve, cut each hen in half with scissors, cutting along backbone from tail to neck and down center of breast.

1 Heat oven to 350º. Rub cavities of hens with salt and pepper. Place hens, breast sides up, on rack in shallow roasting pan.
2 Mix remaining ingredients; brush hens with part of mixture. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle and does not touch bone. Roast uncovered about 1 hour, brushing with butter mixture 5 or 6 times, until thermometer reads 180º and juice is no longer pink when center of thigh is cut. Discard any remaining butter mixture.
3 To serve, cut each hen in half with scissors, cutting along backbone from tail to neck and down center of breast.

Expert Tips

Rock Cornish hens are specially bred chickens that have all white meat. They are usually found in the frozen meat section of your supermarket, although your butcher may be able to special order fresh hens for you.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 365
Calories from Fat: 260

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 29g
Saturated Fat 11g
Cholesterol: 170mg
Sodium: 125mg
Total Carbohydrate: 0g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Protein: 26g

% Daily Value*:

Iron: 6%; 6%

Exchanges:

2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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