Apricot-Glazed Cornish Hens

By cmcrobb

Serving size: 1/2 a 600gram Cornish Game Hen
Calories: 450 per half hen
Weight Watcher Points: 12 per half hen

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 Cornish game hens (about 600 grams each)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted, divided
• 1/4 cup apricot preserves
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon grated onion
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

Step 1

%{color: red}Preheat oven to 350F%
Combine the salt and cayenne. Rub a third of the mixture inside hens. Brush 1 tablespoon butter over hens; sprinkle with remaining seasoning mixture. Place on a rack in a shallow baking pan.
*%{color: firebrick}Bake for 30 minutes%*
Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine the preserves, honey, onion, nutmeg and remaining butter. Cook and stir until preserves are melted.
Brush over hens.
*%{color: firebrick}Bake for 35 - 40 minutes longer%*
or until golden brown and a meat thermometer reads 180 degrees F.
Cover and let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving.