Best 5 Slow Cooker Cornish Hens Recipes

SLOW COOKER CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the rub ingredients together.
• Rub the chicken inside out with the mixture.
• Place chicken in your slow cooker.
• Pour the broth in and set the crockpot on high for 3 hours or low for 5 hours.
• Let it set for 5 minutes before taking it our and serving *

EASY CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• Mix 1/3 cup lemon juice, melted margarine, 1/2 teaspoon thyme, garlic powder, cumin, and red pepper flakes in a bowl. Pour and rub lemon juice mixture over Cornish hens. Mix 1/2 teaspoon thyme, salt, and black pepper in a bowl; sprinkle over Cornish hens.
• Pour chicken broth and 1/3 cup lemon juice into a slow cooker.
• Place about 1 tablespoon chilled margarine in the cavity of each hen; place hens in the slow cooker. Arrange the remaining margarine cubes in the chicken broth mixture.
• Cook hens in the slow cooker on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours.

SLOW COOKER CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• Take the Cornish hens and rinse and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Combine the onion powder, garlic powder, rosemary, and ground black pepper into a small bowl. Mix well.
• Rub the cornish hens with the seasoning mixture.
• Spray the slow cooker with the nonstick cooking spray.
• Place some of the potatoes and the baby carrots into the slow cooker and spread into an even layer.
• Place the cornish hens on top of the vegetables, and then place any remaining vegetables around the hens.
• Add the chicken broth to the slow cooker and then cover and cook for 8 hours on low.
• Carefully remove the cornish hens and vegetables from the slow cooker to a serving platter. Serve.

SLOW COOKER CORNISH HENS IN MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Turn the crock pot on high.
• Puree the tomatoes, nut/seed butter and the tomato paste in a blender.
• Add it to the crock pot.
• Add all the other ingredients into the crock pot except the chicken. Whisk it all together.
• Remove the hens from their wrappers and wash them good. Pat dry. Season with the salt and pepper.
• Add to the crop pot whole and cover with the mole sauce.
• Turn the crock pot down to low and cook for 6 hours.
• Remove the hens when cooked and let them sit for a few minutes.
• You will have a lot of mole sauce left. Save it and use it with other fowl.
• Serve with rice, corn tortillas and scallions if you wish.
• Bon Appetit!

SLOW COOKED STUFFED CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking pan.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Mix in thyme, seasoned salt, parsley, black pepper, nutmeg, oregano, and marjoram.
• Transfer herb mixture to a large bowl. Add cubed bread and 2 cups chicken broth; toss until well combined. Spread stuffing evenly over the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
• Place Cornish hens on a flat work surface. Sprinkle salt inside the cavities.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add hens; season exteriors lightly with salt and pepper. Cook, turning to press all sides into the oil, until browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove hens from heat, reserving the oil.
• Spoon stuffing into the hen cavities; place hens in a slow cooker. Pour the reserved olive oil, wine, and 1/4 cup chicken broth into the slow cooker. Sprinkle sage, savory, and rosemary over the hens. Slice butter into 4 separate tablespoons and place on hens.
• Cook hens on Low until tender and juicy and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 8 hours and 30 minutes.