Buffalo Chicken Cornish Hen

Name: Buffalo Chicken Cornish Hen
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 2 serving(s)
Ingredients: extra-virgin olive oil, for pan; 1 Tyson Cornish Hen; 3/4 tsp. chili powder; Kosher Salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 head of cauliflower; crumbled blue cheese, for garnish; 1/2 c. hot sauce, such as Franks Red Hot; 1/4 c. melted butter; 1 tbsp. Sriracha; 1 1/2 tsp. honey; 2 cloves garlic,inced; 2 dashes of worcestershire sauce

By Micah MortonPublished: Dec 3, 2019

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Yields:

2 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 20 mins

Game day meets date night with this insanely delicious buffalo glazed Cornish hen. We love this recipe because it employs one of our favorite techniques for cooking chicken fast: spatchcocking!

Though it might sound complicating, spatchcocking is super easy in theory and in practice. All you need is some sturdy kitchen shears and you're in business! Place your Cornish hen breast side down on a clean surface, and use your kitchen shears to cut around the backbone of the bird. Remove the backbone completely (you can keep it to make chicken stock if you like) and flip the bird over to be breast side up. Using the palm of your hand, press down firmly on the breast bone to flatten.

So, what's the benefit of spatchcocking? Well, besides looking super impressive, it also allows the chicken to cook way faster and more evenly. Roast chicken in under an hour? With this method, no problem. 😎

Made it? Let us know how it went in the comment section below!

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Ingredients

extra-virgin olive oil, for pan
1 Tyson Cornish Hen
3/4 tsp. chili powder
Kosher Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 head of cauliflower
crumbled blue cheese, for garnish

For buffalo sauce

1/2 cup hot sauce, such as Franks Red Hot
1/4 cup melted butter
1 Tbsp. Sriracha
1 1/2 tsp. honey
2 cloves garlic,inced
2 dashes of worcestershire sauce

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat the oven to 425º and brush a medium sheet pan with oil.
2. Step 2To spatchcock the hen: Place the breast side down and cut out the backbone and discard. Flip the bird over and press down firmly on the breastbone to flatten. Place the bird on an prepared sheet pan skin side up, rub the skin all over with the chili powder, and season the entire bird with salt and pepper.
3. Step 3In a medium bowl, whisk to combine all buffalo sauce ingredients.
4. Step 4Cut up half a head of cauliflower into medium to large florets, toss with a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper, a couple spoonfuls of the buffalo sauce, and set aside. Spoon some buffalo sauce over the Cornish hen and place it in the oven.
5. Step 5Set a timer for 15 minutes, spoon more sauce over the bird and add the cauliflower to the sheet pan.
6. Step 6 Cook for about 30 minutes more (depending on the size of the bird) turning the cauliflower once and re-basting the bird. Once it is cooked through to an internal temperature of at least 165º remove from oven and serve with crumbled blue cheese.