Cooking Time:
8 hours on Low, 4 hours on HighServings:
4
Ingredients
1 Medium Sweet Onion, sliced2/3 c. lemon juice, divided
1/4 c. butter, melted
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/8 tsp. ground cumin
1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes
2 Cornish game hens
1/2 tsp. ground thyme
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
1 c. chicken broth
1/4 c. butter, cut into cubes
Slow Cooker Easy Cornish Hens are truly easy to make, and delicious to serve! Serve with warm bread and a veggie, and your meal will be complete!
- Place sliced onions in the bottom of a 6-Quart Slow Cooker.
- Combine 1/3 c. of the lemon juice, melted butter, thyme, garlic powder, cumin, and red pepper flakes in a bowl.
- Rub the above mixture all over the hens.
- Put about 1 tablespoon chilled margarine in the cavity of each hen.
- Pour chicken broth and 1/3 cup lemon juice over onions in the slow cooker.
- Place the hens in the slow cooker.
- Cover. Cook for 6 hours on Low or for 3.5 hours on High.
Optional: Add your favorite veggies, such as potatoes and carrots! Delish!
Happy Crocking!
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XOXO,
Jenn
So yummy ! Made these yesterday, the hens came out beautiful, and the flavor was lip smacking good ! Although I did leave out the thyme because I’ve never been a fan of the flavor it gives food.
Do you use frozen game hens?
Kristin, I would use what you have on hand, if frozen when you put them in, allow for extra time since they will be frozen. Happy Crocking!
I want to make this but i have 4 cornish hens how should i place them in the crockpot? i have a big crockpot thanks!
If you have a big slow cooker, you may need to slant them, and see if they will fit that way. It really depends on how big your cornish hens are. If too big for slow cooker, you may want to see if you can borrow another slow cooker to prepare them, so you can crock them at the same time. Hope this helps, and Happy Crocking!
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