Easy Cornish Hens

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ready Time: 4 hrs 10 mins


• 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.
• pour chicken broth and 1/3 cup lemon juice into a slow cooker.
• 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.
• cook hens in the slow cooker on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.