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Honey-Poppy Seed Cornish Hens

SUBMITTED BY: Carolyn

"This is a delicious dish that serves well with curried vegetables."

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PREP TIME	15 Min
COOK TIME	1 Hr
READY IN	1 Hr 45 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

2 Rock Cornish hens
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/3 cup honey
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons mustard powder
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray rack of shallow roasting pan with non-stick spray.
Cut each hen in half; place skin side down in roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Whisk together the honey, poppy seeds, mustard and ginger. Brush over both sides of the hens.
Roast uncovered for 1 hour turning once.

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Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2003 by maupind2

We served this recipe at a retirement party and everyone enjoyed it. We cooked 16 cornish... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2004 by KrystleHanes

I added about a Tablesppon of fresh crushed garlic and it gave it such a kick that the 2 hens... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2004 by joshtymom

Wow! This was so great! The only change I made was to reserve about half of the sauce to... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2006 by Karen

I cooked the hens whole instead of cutting in half because I liked the look of serving a whole... MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 9, 2005 by Stephanie Erev

I love to cook, but because I'm a student, I can't spend as much time as I'd like preparing... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2008 by kac2research

Excellent Hens with wonderful rich flavor. Note: I brined the hens first in salt water for... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 1, 2005 by Mrs. Robertson

I was a little doubtful during the prepping of the hens because the honey mixture didn't... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2005 by TMTX7

I made some modification to this recipe since there is a diabetic from one of my friend. I cut... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2006 by Leslie

This was amazing. I dare say, my favorite way to eat a little chicken. It was so good, that... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2005 by LESLIE30

thanks for the nice way to make game hens carolyn!. i liked the simplicity & followed your... MORE

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