Cranberry Smothered Chicken

Submitted by Chef PotPie

"This is a saucy alternative to the fried recipe. It's good, too! Can be doubled, tripled, etc. I always serve this with rice."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• cooking spray
• 1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle chili sauce (such as Heinz)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

directions

1. In a nonstick skillet with cooking spray, lightly brown chicken breasts on both sides.
2. Transfer breasts to a shallow baking dish.
3. In saucepan mix together cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar and fresh lemon juice.
4. Cook over medium heat till cranberry sauce is melted and mixture is smooth.
5. Spoon cranberry mixture over the chicken breasts.
6. Bake at 350 uncovered for 45 minutes, or until fork can be inserted with ease.

Reviews

[Mustang Sally 54269]

We liked the flavours. Cut the cranberry & chili sauce back abit and it was just enough sauce when serving over rice. Very tasty sweet & sour chicken.

 

[nmj]

This was OK. I've made this same sauce with frozen meatballs in the crockpot which I like a whole lot better than with chicken. Just seems to taste better with the meatballs than with chicken.

 

[Phoenix Food Queen]

Wow Chef PotPie what a winner! I made this with bone-in chicken thighs. They were frozen so I threw them in the crock pot for an hour on high and then I said what the heck and threw in the sauce and let all that cook for an hour. Then changed my mind and decided to throw it in the oven and WOW!! !YUM YUM YUM! Sooo ridiculously good!! Thanks for posting such a winner!

 

[GREG IN SAN DIEGO]

Thanks, Laurel, for another outstanding recipe. It is so easy to prepare! I served the chicken with brown rice and cooked carrots, just as shown in Mikekey's illustration. I also used whole cranberry jelly. This is a great week night dinner.

 

[Sydney Mike]

Another OUTSTANDING chicken recipe! The only change I made was to use whole berry cranberry sauce, & the result was a very great tasting chicken dish! Many thanks for posting!