Chipotle Cornish Hens
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Category
Main Dishes
Servings
4
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
90 minutes
- Pour canned chipotles into small bowl. Finely chop ½ chipotle pepper, mix into prepared stuffing. Remove remaining peppers from adobo sauce and reserve for another use. Finely chop remaining ½ chipotle pepper and add to adobo sauce.
- Rinse and dry hens, removing giblets, if any. Season with salt and black pepper inside and out. Fill each hen with about ½ cup stuffing. Rub adobo sauce onto hens.
- Add 12 ounces of chicken broth, carrots, celery and onion to the CanCooker. Place 2 hens on top of vegetables arranging hens necks down, legs up. Cover, cook on medium heat for 60 to 90 minutes or until internal temp reaches 165 degrees.
- Carefully remove hens to large serving platter. Remove vegetables using slotted spoon, arranging around hens. Spoon cooking juices over hens and vegetables.
Ingredients
- 3 Carrots
- 3 stalks Celery
- 1 Onion
- 7 ounces Chipolte Peppers in Adobo Sauce
- 1 cup Prepared Corn Bread Stuffing
- 2 cup Cornish Hens
- Salt and Black Pepper
- 12 ounce Chicken Broth
Things You Need
Directions
Pour canned chipotles into small bowl.
Finely chop ½ chipotle pepper, mix into prepared stuffing.
Remove remaining peppers from adobo sauce and reserve for another use.
Finely chop remaining ½ chipotle pepper and add to adobo sauce.
Rinse and dry hens, removing giblets, if any.
Season with salt and black pepper inside and out.
Fill each hen with about ½ cup stuffing.
Rub adobo sauce onto hens.
Add 12 ounces of chicken broth, carrots, celery and onion to the CanCooker.
Place 2 hens on top of vegetables arranging hens necks down, legs up.
Cover, cook on medium heat for 60 to 90 minutes or until internal temp reaches 165 degrees.
Carefully remove hens to large serving platter.
Remove vegetables using slotted spoon, arranging around hens.
Spoon cooking juices over hens and vegetables.