Orange Glazed Cornish Game Hens

Nice recipe for a Sunday night dinner: Orange Glazed Cornish Game Hens

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Orange Glazed Cornish Game Hens

This favorite recipe for makes for a great Sunday night dinner!

Recipe Details

Prep Time: 20 minutes mins

Cook Time: 1 hour hr

Total Time: 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cornish game hens, orange glaze

Servings: 6 servings (½ hen each)

Calories: 506kcal

Author: RecipeGirl.com

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 medium garlic clove, minced
• ½ cup chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• ½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch
• Three 1 pound Cornish game hens, split lengthwise
• 1 medium orange, cut into 6 wedges
• orange slices, for garnish

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spray a small saucepan with nonstick spray coating. For sauce, cook onion and garlic in the saucepan until onion is tender.
• In a small bowl, stir together chicken broth, orange zest, orange juice, honey and cornstarch. Stir into onion mixture in saucepan. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more, then remove from the heat.
• Rinse hen halves and pat dry. In a shallow roasting pan place each hen half atop one orange wedge. Baste with some of the sauce.
• Roast hens for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until tender and no longer pink. Baste hen halves with sauce after 30 minutes.
• Transfer hen halves to a serving platter. If necessary, reheat remaining sauce and serve with hen halves. If desired, garnish with orange slices.

Notes

• Use kitchen shears to cut hens in half. A good bread knife will also cut through the hens (but may dull the blade).
• If you are preparing this recipe as gluten-free, just be sure to use a brand of chicken broth that is known to be GF.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 506kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 40g, Fat: 32g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g, Monounsaturated Fat: 14g, Cholesterol: 229mg, Sodium: 212mg, Potassium: 643mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 10g, Vitamin A: 337IU, Vitamin C: 25mg, Calcium: 41mg, Iron: 2mg

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