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Herb Cornish Hens with Cranberry-Orange Sauce

Baked Cornish hens are smothered in a delicious cranberry-orange sauce with a touch of ginger.

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 1 hr 35 min
Servings 8

Ingredients

Rock Cornish Hens

4: Rock Cornish hens (about 2 lb each)

2: tablespoons roasted garlic-flavored vegetable oil or plain vegetable oil

1: teaspoon salt

1: teaspoon dried thyme leaves

1/2: teaspoon pepper

Sauce

1: can (16 oz) whole berry cranberry sauce

3: tablespoons sweet orange marmalade

2: teaspoons grated gingerroot

1: clementine tangerine, peeled, sectioned

Garnish

: Thyme sprigs, if desired

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. On rack in shallow roasting pan, place hens, breast sides up. Brush with oil. Sprinkle inside and out with salt, dried thyme and pepper. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh and does not touch bone.
2 Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until thermometer reads 180°F and juice of hens is clear when thickest part of thigh is cut.
3 Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat cranberry sauce over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Stir in marmalade, gingerroot and clementine sections. Cook 1 minute.
4 To serve, cut each hen in half along backbone and breastbone from tail to neck, using kitchen scissors. Serve hens with warm sauce. Garnish with thyme sprigs.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

One can of mandarin orange segments, drained, can be used instead of the clementine.

If you're not a fan of ginger, omit the gingerroot in the sauce.

Add steamed pea pods and cooked white rice to complete this meal.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 770
Calories from Fat: 430),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 48g; 48%
(Saturated Fat 13g, 13% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 320mg; 320%;
Sodium: 470mg; 470%;
Total Carbohydrate: 29g; 29%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 25g 25% ),
Protein: 55g; 55%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 8%;
Vitamin C: 4%;
Calcium: 4%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 8 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 2/3/2012 7:42:56 AM REPORT ABUSE Michjsp said:

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This was soo Yummy that I am going to try it on pork tenderloin also I did it with a whole chicken not the hens but just chicken breasts or thighs would be great too

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Posted 12/23/2011 1:39:13 PM REPORT ABUSE Simple-Cook10 said:

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I love making this dish around the holidays. The ingredients are simple and the steps are easy. I don't change anything. My husband looks forward to this dish every year!

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Posted 9/21/2009 10:57:47 AM REPORT ABUSE N0ORM said:

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This is only the first half of my review. I think the ingredients are very do-able. I will make this dish tonight and let everyone know how it came out!

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