Cornish Hens With Spicy Orange Sauce
Created by lovinretirement on February 7, 2022
- Servings: 2
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 2h
- Recipe #38162
Ingredients
- 2 (4 pounds) whole chicken (Cornish game hens, 2 hens)
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 3/4 cup orange marmalade
- Cayenne pepper, pinch of
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350° F. Place cleaned cornish hens in a baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
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Step 2: Sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
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Step 3: Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour in preheated 350° F oven.
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Step 4: Put orange marmalade, cayenne pepper, soy sauce and garlic powder in a microwave-safe bowl and heat 1 minute. Stir.
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Step 5: Remove foil from hens and spoon the marmalade sauce over them and continue to roast for 1 more hour uncovered.
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Step 6: Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes. They will be fall-off-the-bone delicious!
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Step 7: Serve and enjoy.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (995.4 g)
- Calories 898
- Total Fat - 18.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.8 g
- Cholesterol - 2177.3 mg
- Sodium - 1854 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 10 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.8 g
- Sugars - 6.6 g
- Protein - 162.1 g
- Calcium - 133.3 mg
- Iron - 22.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 64.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg