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Roasted Cornish Hens with Chili Butter

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(3)

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon salt
a pinch sugar
two 1 1/2 pound Cornish hens, split lengthwise

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 450°F.

    Step 2

    In a small bowl stir together butter, chili powder, lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and sugar. Rinse and pat hens dry and arrange, skin sides up, on a rack of a broiler pan. Loosen skin near breastbones and rub about 1 teaspoon chili butter under skin of each breast. Rub remaining chili butter on skin and roast hens in middle of oven until juices run clear when fleshy part of a thigh is pierced, about 25 minutes.

TagsCornish HenChickenPoultryMainDinnerGluten FreeNut FreeEasy5 Ingredients or FewerQuickWeeknight MealsRoastGourmet
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