Description
This Cranberry Chicken recipe offers a delightful balance of savory and sweet flavors, featuring tender slow-cooked chicken breasts bathed in a creamy French dressing and tangy cranberry sauce. Perfect for an easy, comforting meal served over mashed potatoes or rice.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
Sauce
- 1 cup creamy French dressing
- 1 oz. packet Lipton onion soup mix
- 15 oz. can whole cranberry sauce, divided
Instructions
- Prepare the Slow Cooker: Place the boneless skinless chicken breasts evenly at the bottom of the slow cooker to ensure even cooking.
- Add Dressing and Seasoning: Pour the creamy French dressing over the chicken breasts and sprinkle the Lipton onion soup mix evenly on top to impart rich flavor.
- Spread Cranberry Sauce: Spoon half of the can of whole cranberry sauce over the chicken, spreading it out to cover the surface for a sweet and tangy layer.
- Cook the Chicken: Cover and cook the chicken on low heat for 5 to 6 hours, or alternatively on high heat for 4 hours, allowing the flavors to meld and the chicken to become tender.
- Degrease the Sauce: Once cooking is complete, carefully place paper towels on top of the sauce in the slow cooker to absorb excess grease, then remove the paper towels.
- Serve: Decide whether to serve the chicken breasts whole or shredded. Plate and top the chicken with the remaining cranberry sauce for added flavor and visual appeal. Serve warm over mashed potatoes or rice.
Notes
- You can shred the chicken for a pulled chicken style dish, which works great in sandwiches or wraps.
- Serving this dish over mashed potatoes or rice complements the sweet and savory sauce perfectly.
- Be sure to degrease the sauce for a lighter, less oily finish.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for longer storage.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (approx. 1/6th of recipe)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
