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These Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Glazed Cornish Roasted Game Hens are, as the name suggests, sweet and spicy, due to the fact that I use the brine from my Candied Jalapeños for the glaze! The Cornish Game Hens stay moist and juicy and the skin is crispy with just a little hint of heat!!
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I serve these Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Glazed Cornish Roasted Game Hens with a special Spicy Cornbread and Sausage Stuffing. The recipe for that shall follow shortly!! Of course, our favorite stuffing is stuffin’ muffins, so I spray the muffin tins with PAM Spray Pump. It makes for easy cleanup! Let’s face it, who doesn’t like the crispies best?? We used to fight for the crispies when my Mom stuffed a bird!
Look at how beautiful these Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Glazed Roasted Cornish Game Hens are!! Of course they are made so much healthier using PAM Spray Pump as opposed to butter! I can control the amount of fat added to these hens!
If you like the sound of these Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Glazed Cornish Roasted Game Hens, you will also love these Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Pork Chops! Thanks for stopping by today and checking out the recipe for Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Glazed Roasted Game Hens! Let me know what you think in the comments below! Enjoy! And have fun cooking!
Such a different, easy way to enjoy juicy Cornish Game Hens!
- 4 Cornish Game Hens, about 1 pound per bird
- salt & pepper, about 3 teaspoons, each
- PAM Spray Pump Olive oil cooking spray
- 1/4 cup juice from canned candied jalapeños
- canned jalapeños for garnish
- 1/2 small onion, cut into 8ths or use cornbread stuffing
- 1 stalk celery, sliced or use cornbread stuffing
- 1 small carrot, sliced or use cornbread stuffing
Wash, and thoroughly dry Game Hens with paper towel. Start oven to 350°F.
Spray chicken with a few pumps of PAM Spray Pump Olive Oil cooking spray. Salt and pepper the inside and outside of the bird.
If using stuffing, loosely stuff bird. If not using stuffing, place a few slices of onion, carrot and celery to the cavity.
Place birds in oven for 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and glaze with candied jalapeño juice. Return to oven. Baste about every 10 minutes with juice.
At 50 minutes, increase temperature to 400°F to brown birds, baste again.
Use a thermometer to check that thigh temperature is 180°F. Once temperature is reached, tent with aluminum foil and let rest about 10 minutes.
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Gloria
These always make such a great presentation when you have company. That glaze sounds divine. Perfect for entertaining or a special ocassion.
Binky
They are so pretty, aren’t they? Thank you Gloria!
Ginny
Love the Pam olive oil cooking spray! It is also so smart to just use the juice from the jalapenos can ,,, and candied!
Binky
The PAM spray is so handy, isn’t it? These hens are so delicious! Thanks so much, Ginny!
Shashi at SavorySpin
Sometimes I am at a loss for what to do with Cornish Game Hens and so this recipe is such a delight! I love the combo of sweet and spicy – that jalapeno glaze sounds wonderful – I’d lick my plate clean for sure – maybe even the baking tray! 🙂
Binky
The baking pan gets ultra caramelized so I wouldn’t be opposed to that either! Thanks Shashi!
Traci
I can’t tell you the last time I had Cornish game hens. I definitely need to try this recipe. Looks simple and delicious…thank you for sharing!
Binky
It’s funny, I don’t cook them often either. I don’t know why because we all love them! Thanks Traci!
Allison - Celebrating Sweets
Sweet and spicy is one of my favorite combos! These look absolutely delicious!
Binky
Mine, as well. The combination is a marriage made in heaven! Thanks so much, Allison!
Leslie
These make such an attractive presentation. The sweet and spicy glaze sounds delicious for any meat or fish.
Binky
it really is! I’ve used it with pork but it would be fantastic on just about any fish, as well! Thank you Leslie!
lisa
I’ll have to be on the lookout for the pump spray of Pam — I’m running low anyway. I love cornish game hens and
those jalapenos sound like a fun way to kick up the flavor!
Binky
This PAM is really so handy! I love that it’s not aerosol! Thanks so much for your comment, Lisa!
Elaine
I love that you used jalapeno juice to baste it!! These Cornish hens look so delicious! I drool just looking at them. I can’t wait to try your recipe Beth!
Binky
Thanks Elaine! I think you will love them! Even C will like them! They are not overly hot! Eric loves them!
Joyce
My two fave flavours are sweet and spicy and having it as a roasted game hen sounds stellar! I think I was there I would fight for the crispies too! heehee! 🙂 I love how easy it is to brown the chicken with pam’s cooking spray too!
Binky
Thanks so much, Joyce! I really appreciate your comment! The crispies are the best, right?
Laura
What a great idea to use the japaleno brine to flavour the hens, I will definitely do that. We also always fight over the crispy bit, with this Pam spay I can crisp anything I want. I need to look for it !!!
Binky
The Pam is very handy! Thanks so much for your comment, Laura!!
Jeff
I love Pam! I can’t believe anyone wouldn’t love these Cornish Game Hens! Soooo good! Thank you for the inspiration! Do you have the Candied Jalapeno recipe on here? I’d love to try them next summer!
Binky
I love PAM, as well! I have the candied jalapeños recipe scheduled for February 16th! I had to wait 3 months before I could use them! They are sooo good! Thank you for your comment!!