Cornish Game Hens with Butternut Croutons

Gluten Free
Low Fod Map
Health score
17%
Cornish Game Hens with Butternut Croutons
45 min.
6
975kcal

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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter softened
  • 2  clementines unpeeled quartered
  • 6 pound cornish game hens dry rinsed
  • 6 servings butternut croutons 
  • 6 leaves sage fresh
  • 2 teaspoons pepper divided freshly ground
  • 4.5 teaspoons salt divided

Equipment

  • baking sheet
  • oven
  • aluminum foil
  • kitchen twine

Directions

  1. Prepare Butternut Croutons, and set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 45
  3. Season each hen cavity with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and insert 1 clementine quarter into each.
  4. Pull back breast skin of each hen gently, and insert 1 sage leaf. Replace skin, and use a presoaked wooden pick to secure skin to meat. Tuck wing tips under each hen, and tie legs together using butcher's twine.
  5. Arrange hens, tail to tail in 2 rows, on a rimmed baking sheet, making sure wing tips stay tucked. Rub hens with butter, and season with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
  6. Roast hens at 450 on middle oven rack 45 to 50 minutes or until hens are golden brown and reach an internal temperature of 16
  7. Transfer hens to a rack set over a platter, and cover loosely with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Allow hens to rest 5 minutes, and serve with warm Butternut Croutons.

Nutrition Facts

Calories975kcal
Protein32.8%
Fat65.46%
Carbs1.74%

Properties

Glycemic Index
37.33
Glycemic Load
2.36
Inflammation Score
-5
Nutrition Score
27.664782638135%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:974.77kcal
48.74%
Fat:69.4g
106.77%
Saturated Fat:21.27g
132.93%
Carbohydrates:4.14g
1.38%
Net Carbohydrates:3.5g
1.27%
Sugar:2.27g
2.53%
Cholesterol:473.18mg
157.73%
Sodium:2073.17mg
90.14%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:78.25g
156.5%
Vitamin B3:25.96mg
129.82%
Selenium:54.03µg
77.19%
Vitamin B6:1.36mg
67.95%
Phosphorus:644.11mg
64.41%
Vitamin B2:0.78mg
46.17%
Zinc:5.26mg
35.06%
Potassium:1126.45mg
32.18%
Vitamin B5:2.82mg
28.21%
Vitamin B12:1.51µg
25.15%
Vitamin B1:0.36mg
23.98%
Magnesium:85.82mg
21.45%
Iron:3.7mg
20.55%
Copper:0.37mg
18.39%
Vitamin C:14.31mg
17.34%
Vitamin A:668.46IU
13.37%
Vitamin K:12.47µg
11.87%
Vitamin E:1.49mg
9.92%
Manganese:0.18mg
8.84%
Calcium:64.03mg
6.4%
Folate:21.17µg
5.29%
Fiber:0.64g
2.57%
Source:My Recipes