Delicious Oven-Baked Cranberry Barbecue Chicken (Or Turkey Legs)

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

This is SOOOO good! You can double the complete recipe and bake in a roaster pan, throw in a chopped green bell pepper and/or a jalapeno pepper also if desired! Four small turkey legs can be used in place of the chicken, if using larger turkey legs then double the cranberry sauce and BBQ sauce, also the cooking time will need to be increased.

• Total Time: 26 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 1 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 6 -8 chicken pieces
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt and black pepper
• 1 onion , chopped
• 1 -2 tablespoon minced fresh garlic (or to taste)
• 1 large celery rib , finely diced
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 (16 ounce) can ocean spray whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 cup favorite barbecue sauce

Directions:

1. Set oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
3. Heat butter with oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then add to the skillet; cook on both side until lightly browned, then place the chicken skin-side up into the baking dish (leave the drippings in the pan).
5. Add in the onion, celery, garlic and cayenne pepper (if using) adding in a little more oil if needed; sate for about 3 minutes; stir in the cranberry sauce and BBQ sauce; bring to a light simmer, stirring until completey combined, then pour over the chicken.
6. Bake uncovered for about 50 minutes or until chicken is tender and cooked through, basting with the sauce a couple times during baking.
7. Delicious!

Reviews

[Bergy]

Loved the recipe. Wonderful flavor & appearance. I did a large turkey leg so I covered it for the first 40 minutes and then uncovered if for the last 50 minutes - Done to perfection

[Beth A.]

This was very good! We added the optional chopped green pepper, and a couple teaspoons of serrano pepper puree we had in the pantry, and used bone-in chicken breasts. Next time I think I'll remove the skin from the chicken before baking, just to make it a bit more heart-healthy. This is defintely a keeper!

[Gingernut]

This was quite good! I actually made this on the stovetop. After adding the onions and celery, I deglazed the pan with a little beer (was out of wine LOL). Then added the sauces (I used jellied cranberry sauce), put the lid on and let it simmer gently about 45 minutes. Then removed the chicken and thickened the sauce with some cornstarch. This saved turning on the oven and dirtying a baking dish, and also meant I had lots of yummy sauce to serve over the chicken (and rice). Next time I will add the cayenne (or something) as it could use a bit of heat. Maybe even a little mustard to cut the sweetness just a tad. DH could not guess that it had cranberry in it ... he actually guessed honey first.