Herbed Cornish Hens Recipe

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Herbed Cornish Hens
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  1. Place each hen breast-side up; with poultry shears, starting at body cavity, cut straight along one side of breast-bone to neck cavity. Spreading hen open, cut along one side of back-bone to make two halves. Cut along other side of bone to remove bone; discard backbones. Wash and pat dry. Place in shallow glass baking dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir together next 7 ingredients. Drizzle mixture over hens, turning until evenly coated. Cover and marinate 1 hour at room temperature.
  2. Preheat broiler. Drain hens from marinade. Place hens on rack of broiler pan, skin-side down. Broil 6 from heat source 8 minutes. Turn hens; brush with butter. Sprinkle each with 1/4 teaspoon of the sugar. Broil 8-10 minutes longer until golden brown. Turn off broilerb and leave hens in oven 5 minutes. Arrange on serving platter.
  3. Tomato Salad: In a large bowl, blend together first 5 ingredients. Toss with vegetables.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1248.87 Kcal (5229 kJ)
Calories from fat 750.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 83.34g 128%
Cholesterol 465.51mg 155%
Sodium 1510.3mg 63%
Potassium 1955.91mg 42%
Total Carbs 20.2g 7%
Sugars 12.02g 48%
Dietary Fiber 3.81g 15%
Protein 99.22g 198%
Vitamin C 54.7mg 91%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 5.9mg 33%
Calcium 124.1mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 148.51 Kcal (622 kJ)
Calories from fat 89.19 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.91g 128%
Cholesterol 55.36mg 155%
Sodium 179.6mg 63%
Potassium 232.59mg 42%
Total Carbs 2.4g 7%
Sugars 1.43g 48%
Dietary Fiber 0.45g 15%
Protein 11.8g 198%
Vitamin C 6.5mg 91%
Iron 0.7mg 33%
Calcium 14.8mg 12%

* 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

  • 31.2
    Points
  • 32
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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