Cranberry Chicken
Cranberry Chicken is one of those classic “fix-and-forget” meals I find myself coming back to over, and over. My family loves the sweet/savory flavors, and I think the chicken goes especially well served over nutty brown rice. This is the time of year is when cranberry sauce is at it’s best price, so why not stock up on a few extra cans for an easy slow-cooked meal.
Cranberry Chicken
Author/Source:
Pam @ Onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients:
- 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
- 1 packet dried onion soup mix
- 1 cup Catalina or French salad dressing
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast
Directions:
Place ingredients in a slow cooker. Cook on high 3-4 hours or low 5-6 hours or until chicken is tender. Serve over rice, if desired.
Freezing Directions:
Instead of cooking, place ingredients in a large freezer bag; seal, label and freeze. To serve: Thaw. Dump bag contents in a slow cooker. Cook on high 3-4 hours or low 5-6 hours or until chicken is tender. Serve over rice, if desired.
Servings: 4-6
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Is there something I can use in place of the French/Catalina salad dressing?
I have the same question. Hubby nor I care for the taste of this dressing.
I also don’t care for French dressing, so tried it with a Light Italian instead and it turned out great. With four kids with distinct food preferences, it’s hard to find a meal that all of them will eat without any complaints; this is one dish that everyone loves.
As the snow falls, this is in my crock pot for dinner tonight!
This is a staple in the supper swap group I am in. Never thought of putting it in the crockpot instead of the oven!
My original recipe called for it to be baked too, but one day (maybe out of laziness?) I tried it in the Crockpot and haven’t gone back. I love being able to dump and forget about all day. But you could certainly still bake if you want!
If making in the oven (dutch oven I presume) – how long do you cook it?
If it’s thawed you can place it in a baking dish and bake at 400F for about 45 minutes or until the chicken is done.
YUM! I made this tonight and it was a hit! I’ll admit, I was skeptical. As I was making it, I thought “oh man… this is weird” but it came out so tasty!
My crockpot seems to cook at a higher temperature, so after 3 hours my chicken was a bit overdone, but other than that on my part – fantastic! Will make this again! Thanks for the share!
Cheers,
Sarah @ We Three Beesley’s (idbeesley.blogspot.com)
Oh my, this was fantastic! This is my first dish from your website and if the rest are as tasty as this one, I’ll be back for sure! Thank you for a wonderfully awesome recipe. The chicken was so tender and the sauce was very flavorful.
Thanks for the feedback! It’s always great to hear what’s working! We’d love to have you back.
Oh! I CAN’T WAIT to try this!! I love crock pot ideas and this one looks delicious! Yum!
made this for dinner tonight and loved it! it’s so easy i’m not sure i’d put forth the effort to bag it up for a freezer meal though. but we will definitely make this again!
I came across your site recently and have started making some freezer meals.
For this recipe, I wonder if you can use chicken legs instead? Since I already have some frozen, adding the rest seems easier.
Yes, you most certainly can. Great idea!
I made this for my boyfriend and I for our Thanksgiving dinner. It was so much easier than making a turkey and we loved it! We threw in some store-bought sides and had quite a feast.
I’m going to try this recipe this week but I wanted to know if anyone has tried it without the cranberry sauce or if there is something I can use in it’s place. The fiance cannot eat cranberry anything but I really want to try this recipe.
My step mom used to make this when I was a kid. She used apricot preserves instead of cranberry sauce. It was always a big hit.
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I’ve made this twice now – what a wonderful dish! I also had a recipe from at least 40 years ago that used orange marmalade instead of the cranberry – loved it back then, too! Crock pot makes it SO easy. We top with sliced green onions and serve over brown rice. Next time I’m going to try adding a can of black beans near the end of the cooking time, and cut the amount of chicken in half, as we’re trying to eat less animal products.