Lemon-garlic Cornish Hens

Sue
Sue @cook_3874779
Columbus, Ohio

3 net carbs

Recipe from Diabetes Forecast Magazine
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Lemon-garlic Cornish Hens

3 net carbs

Recipe from Diabetes Forecast Magazine
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Ingredients

8 servings
  1. 2large lemons
  2. 41-1/4 lb Cornish game hens, giblets removed
  3. 1/4 tspeach sea salt and black pepper
  4. 8fresh thyme springs
  5. 2 Tolive oil
  6. 2bulbs garlic, peeled (about 20 cloves)
  7. 1/2 cdry white wine
  8. 1/2 clow-sodium, low-fat chicken broth

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 450°F.

  2. 2

    Cut one lemon into 8 wedges. Sprinkle the cavity of each hen with salt and pepper. Stuff 2 lemon wedges and 2 thyme springs into cavity of each hen. Lift up skin and rub olive oil then rub oil on outside skin.

  3. 3

    Place hens in heavy roasting pan breast-side up. Scatter garlic cloves in the pan and pour wine over all.

  4. 4

    Roast hens 25 min. Lower oven to 350°F. Cut remaining lemon in half and squeeze over hens. Pour broth over hens.

  5. 5

    Roast hens 25 min or until internal temp is 165°F.

  6. 6

    Remove hens from roasting pan and set on carving board. Cut hens in half and place on serving platter.

  7. 7

    Pour pan juices and garlic into small saucepan and bring to boil. Serve gravy with hens.

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I'm always looking for new and good-tasting low-carb alternative recipes. Most of my recipes are from books like the "Wheat Belly Cook Book" or others I find on the internet. I tend to tweak most recipes and will share all my experiments!
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