Cranberry Orange Glazed Cornish Hens

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These Cranberry Orange Glazed Cornish Hens are perfect for holiday family dinners. The flavors of cranberries and oranges make this festive dinner a winner!

How I love this season and all the good food that’s been happening in this cozy kitchen of mine!
Holiday season for me means warm sweaters, tea, lattes, cookies, cranberries, oranges and tons of delicious homemade food. My favorite protein to cook in the holiday season is chicken as it tends to be overlooked when beef and turkey end up in many holiday celebrations.

Some very flavorful chicken recipes: 

• Chicken and Veggie Rice Bowl
• 30-minute Honey Sesame Chicken
• Orange Roasted Chicken
• Zereshk Polo Morgh – Persian Barberry Rice with Chicken 
• One Pan 5-ingredient Chicken Skillet
• Cranberry White Chocolate Scones

These gorgeous orange glazed Cornish hens are so simple to make yet taste and look as if you have spent half of the day in the kitchen preparing it.

To make the glaze I used Kikkoman® Soy Sauce. Kikkoman’s® Traditionally Brewed Soy Sauce is a such a flavor enhancer and brings out the “umami” taste. It makes a simple orange cranberry sauce so much more delicious and balances the flavors.

I served these cranberry orange glazed cornish hens with Panko crusted roasted potatoes. These potatoes are very simple and easy to make. All you need to do is to cut up some russet potatoes and mix them with salt, olive oil and Kikkoman® Panko Bread Crumbs.

These potatoes also need to be roasted at 400F oven so if you have enough space in the oven, you can pop these in 20 minutes before the cornish hens are ready.

These glazed cornish hens are perfect for the holidays because of their festive flavors. Cranberry and orange combine so well together and once mixed with soy sauce, the flavors shine more which will result in a delicious dish that your family will love! You can check out here for more holiday inspiration!

Notes and tips to make orange glazed cornish hens:

• It’s very important to have your cornish hens washed and completely pat dried. The dryness would result in a very crispy skin at the end of cooking.
• The recipe calls for brushing the Cornish hens twice with the glaze. You can do this up to 4 times if you would like a darker color on the Cornish hens.
• The onions at the bottom of the baking dish will be caramelized and flavored with the glaze. They’re going to be very delicious so don’t leave them out.
• If Cornish hens are not available where you live, simply use a whole chicken and follow the exact same steps of this recipe. Make sure the chicken is fully cooked by inserting a meat thermometer into the thighs. It should register at 165F. Then insert the thermometer into the breast. It should register at 170F.
• For the Panko crusted roasted potatoes, I used russet potatoes but red potatoes or Yukon gold would work perfectly, too.

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