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Roasted Lemon Almond Cornish Hens - CDKitchen.com

serves/makes:
  
ready in:
  over 5 hrs
Rating: 5/5

1 review

ingredients

3 lemons
3 Cornish hens (22 ounce each), thawed
2 tablespoons butter, melted
4 cloves garlic, minced and divided
4 teaspoons minced fresh thyme, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted and divided

directions

Slice 1 lemon; place 2-3 lemon slices in each hen cavity.

Place 1 teaspoon minced thyme and 1 clove garlic (minced) in each cavity.

Place hens in crockpot stoneware. Juice 1 lemon; mix lemon juice with butter, remaining minced garlic, thyme, salt and pepper; drizzle over hens.

Sprinkle with 1/4 cup sliced almonds. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours (High: 4-6 hours).

Arrange cooked hens on serving platter. Serve with remaining lemon.

Garnish hens with remaining lemon slices and remaining almonds.

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crock pot notes

Crock pots/slow cookers all heat differently. There is no standard among manufacturers. Cooking times are suggested guidelines based on our testing. Please adjust cooking times and temps to work with your brand and model of slow cooker.


nutrition data

540 calories, 29 grams fat, 12 grams carbohydrates, 60 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in carbs.
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reviews & comments

  1. LBD REVIEW:

    Very good, light flavor. I loved the toasted almonds in the dish. They added a little texture. The cornish hens were perfectly done after 6 hours on low in my crock.

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