I love chicken cooked with fruit. This is a recipe I came up with years ago when I was craving a savory, tangy, pretty dish for dinner.
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts, skin removed
3/4 cup fresh cranberries
1/2 cup orange juice
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 tsp. ginger
a dash of cinnamon
sugar to taste*
salt and pepper to taste
*You need a little to cut the sharpness of the cranberries, but can make this less sweet than if you used cranberry sauce. I don't add much sugar. The orange juice adds a little sweetening. Add a little, then taste. If it needs more when it is done, you can add it then.
Directions:
Saute the onions and chicken in a little olive oil. When the chicken is nicely browned, add the remaining ingredients. Turn chicken so that it is breast side down. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a nice simmer and cover. Stir often. Cook until the chicken is done and the sauce thickened a little. This is very good served over rice.
Put chicken in a 9x13 inch dish. Mix the rest of the ingredients and pour on top of chicken.
Refrigerate uncovered overnight.
Bake 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.
Serve with rice
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Place onion slices and cranberries in the bottom of your crockpot. Arrange chicken on top.
Fast, easy, and delicious!
Ingredients:
2 lb. chicken breasts
1 (8 oz.) bottle Russian dressing
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix (generic is fine)
1 can whole cranberries (not jellied cranberries)
Directions:
Trim chicken and pound to 1/2 inch thickness. Spray a 9x13 inch pan with non-stick spray; lay chicken in pan. Mix the other three ingredients and pour over the top of the chicken. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 45 minutes (until chicken is cooked). Really tasty and so easy! Enjoy!
Servings:
6-8
Time:
5 Minutes Preparation Time
30-45 Minutes Cooking Time