Delightful Cornish Hens recipe

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Ingredients

1 green bell pepper, minced
1 red bell pepper, minced
¼ cup minced fresh cilantro, or more to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (.18 ounce) packet sazon seasoning
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon adobo seasoning
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 cloves garlic
2 onions, peeled
2 Cornish game hens
2 tablespoons butter

Nutrition Info

455.6 calories
carbohydrate: 10.1 g
cholesterol: 166.2 mg
fat: 33.8 g
fiber: 2.4 g
protein: 27.2 g
saturatedFat: 10.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 309 mg
sugar: 4.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

  2. Mix green bell pepper, red bell pepper, cilantro, olive oil, sazon seasoning, onion powder, adobo seasoning, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl. Place 1 clove garlic and 1 onion into the cavity of each hen. Spread seasoning-oil mixture with your hands over the entire outer surface of each hen. Arrange hens on prepared baking sheet, top each with 1 tablespoon butter.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Cornish hens are a bit smaller than chicken but cook faster and I find that they are much more juicy.

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