Crock Pot Chicken With Cranberries

Submitted by Outta Here

"A nice easy dish for those busy days around the holidays. Put this on before going shopping and dinner is waiting when you get home! Serve with rice or couscous and a veggie. Boneless chicken thighs could be used also. EDITED TO ADD: The 6 hour cooking time is based on my very old crockpot, but I have noticed my newer crockpot cooks hotter, so 4 hours on low may be plenty."

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 cup fresh cranberries (may be frozen-don't thaw)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup orange juice
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cold water

directions

1. Place all ingredients, except flour and water, in the crock pot.
2. Cover and cook on LOW 4-6 hours (depending on how hot your pot runs), until chicken is tender.
3. Mix flour with cold water and add to pot in the last 15 to 20 minutes and cook until thickened.
4. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Reviews

[loof751]

What a lovely chicken dish! Surprisingly it was not as sweet as I thought it would be and the cranberry/orange/spice combination was perfect with the chicken. I didn't use quite as much thickening and the sauce came out perfectly for us. 4 hours on low did the trick in my crockpot. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[bluemoon downunder]

From reading the ingredients, I just loved the sound of the blend of flavours here - the orange, cinnamon ginger and sugar - and I was curious about the inclusion of cranberries. We were delighted by the finished dish. I followed the recipe exactly, except for using only one tablespoon of brown sugar (personal taste preference) and adding 1/2 cup wine in step one. I didn't bother to use the flour and water at the end: the juices were wonderfully flavoursome, and didn't seem to need thickening for our taste. I used frozen cranberries. The added bonus with this recipe is that it is just SO easy to make! The only effort really required, apart from placing all the ingredients in the pot and turning it on, is peeling and chopping one onion! Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe, mikekey. Made for Potluck Tag.

 

[WI Cheesehead]

I used a can of cranberry sauce with whole cranberries and 1/2 C OJ, no sugar. I also used arrowroot instead of flour and thickened it on the stove to use as a dip or pour over. I was worried the kids wouldn't like it. Not! Even the picky 7 yo liked it! And my husband, who doesn't like fruit in his main dish, really liked it (minus the whole cranberries, of course!) I used 3 LARGE chkn breasts too and forgot the onions (which I'm sure my kids were glad of.)

 

[Annacia]

I really loved the citrus and cranberry tang. I didn't make a lot of sauce so if you have real sauce lovers I'd double the amount. The real thing that kept this from being a 5 star for me was the timing. I used *large* breasts (around 10 ounces each) and they were still 3/4 frozen when I put it all in the crock. When I checked them 45 mins before the 6 hours it was not only done but done to dryness. I think 4 hrs would be closer to the mark and possibly less than that if your using smaller chicken bits. Once again, the flavor is outstanding.

 

[Redsie]

This was so tasty! Love the mix of cranberries with the orange juice and chicken! Cooked for about 4 hours. Didn't thicken the sauce - was too much in a hurry to taste the chicken! ;) Thanks mikekey! :)