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Lemon Roasted Cornish Hens
Cornish hens roasted with fresh squeezed lemon juice, garlic powder, Kosher salt and black pepper with a white wine pan gravy.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 10m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 Carrie's Experimental Kitchen📖 carriesexperimentalkitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- pan
- saucepan
- whisk
- stove
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
2
Rinse and pat dry your hens and place them in an oven safe roasting pan (careful to remove all of the innards).
3
Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice onto each piece of meat, then place one half into the cavity of the bird. Season the meat with garlic powder, salt, pepper and parsley then spray with cooking spray.
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4
Add the wine to the bottom of the pan and bake for approximately ⏱️ 60-70 minutes or until the proper internal temperature of 180 degrees F is reached. Remove from the oven and let rest ⏱️ 10 minutes before cutting each bird in half. Serve with gravy if desired.
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For the Gravy
6
Melt the butter in a small saucepan on top of the stove; then whisk in the flour forming a roux.
7
Add the pan drippings and the broth to the pan; then whisk until the gravy thickens.
Nutrition Facts
calories
463 kcal
fat Content
32 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
0.2 g
sodium Content
619 mg
protein Content
39 g
cholesterol Content
229 mg
carbohydrate Content
2 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
unsaturated Fat Content
20 g
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