Roasted Cornish Hens Recipe

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Roasted Cornish Hens
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Ingredients:

  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 branch fresh rosemary or 2 tsp dried rosemary
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pat the hens dry with a cloth. Slice lemon in half and squeeze juice into a medium bowl. Stuff hen cavities with half lemon, 2 cloves garlic and 1/2 branch of fresh rosemary. Add honey, oil and salt and pepper to lemon juice and blend together. Baste the hens with the lemon honey sauce. Place in a small roasting pan and roast for 20 minutes. Reduce heat and continue roasting for 20 to 30 minutes basting the hens occasionally. Roast the hens until the juices run clear from the thigh. Transfer hens to cutting board and let sit for 10 minutes. Place roasting pan on stove burner and stir in white wine. Bring to a simmer and scrape brown bits from bottom of pan. Stir in chicken stock and simmer. Serve hens hot with sauce.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 434.08 Kcal (1817 kJ)
Calories from fat 133.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.83g 23%
Cholesterol 219.29mg 73%
Sodium 251.81mg 10%
Potassium 796.31mg 17%
Total Carbs 16.48g 5%
Sugars 11.03g 44%
Dietary Fiber 0.99g 4%
Protein 50.25g 101%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 33%
Iron 2.8mg 16%
Calcium 52.2mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 113.97 Kcal (477 kJ)
Calories from fat 35.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.89g 23%
Cholesterol 57.58mg 73%
Sodium 66.11mg 10%
Potassium 209.07mg 17%
Total Carbs 4.33g 5%
Sugars 2.9g 44%
Dietary Fiber 0.26g 4%
Protein 13.19g 101%
Vitamin C 5.2mg 33%
Iron 0.7mg 16%
Calcium 13.7mg 5%

* 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

  • 9.7
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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