Slow Cooker Roasted Lemon Almond Cornish Hens

Name: Slow Cooker Roasted Lemon Almond Cornish Hens
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 9 h
Total time: 9 h 10 min
Yield: 2 -4 servings
Ingredients: 3 lemons; 2 Cornish hens; 2 tablespoons butter; 4 cloves garlic; 4 teaspoons minced fresh thyme; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper; 1/2 cup slivered or sliced almonds

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
9 hrs
Total Time
9 hrs 10 mins
Servings
2 -4 servings
Course
Main Course

Slow Cooker Roasted Lemon Almond Cornish Hens

Heidi Pena

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Cornish hens are cooked in the slow cooker with lemon, thyme, and almonds for a tender, fall off the bone slow cooker meal.

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Ingredients

Servings

3 lemons
2 Cornish hens thawed
2 tablespoons butter melted
4 cloves garlic minces and divided
4 teaspoons minced fresh thyme divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 cup slivered or sliced almonds toasted and divided

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Instructions

Slice one lemon; place 2 to 3 slices in the cavity of each hen. Place one teaspoon minced thyme and 1 clove of mince garlic in each cavity. Place hens in slow cooker.
Juice 1 lemon; mix lemon juice, butter, remaining garlic and thyme, salt and pepper and drizzle over hens. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup almonds.
Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours (4 to 6 on high). If desired, baste hens with juices throughout the time.
Arrange cooked hens on a serving platter. Serve with remaining lemon slices and garnish with remaining almonds.