Cranberry Chicken is delicious and easy to make, with baked chicken breasts, whole cranberry sauce, onion soup mix, pecans and Catalina dressing.
If you’re looking for a completely simple, yet delicious new chicken recipe to try, may I suggest this one for Cranberry Chicken?
Chicken breasts are layered with whole cranberry sauce, onion soup mix, chopped pecans, dried cranberries, topped with Catalina dressing. It is baked until done, then served on steamed rice.
If that ingredient list sounds strange, you’re not alone. That was my reaction the first time I saw the ingredient list. Guess what? The ingredients for cranberry chicken may sound a bit odd, but the finished chicken dish tastes really good!
Here’s how to make cranberry chicken.
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How To Make Cranberry Chicken
This meal takes less than 10 minutes of prep work (how great is THAT?). The recipe is as simple as layering ingredients and baking.
First, spray a 9×13 baking pan with non stick spray. Place boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the pan in a single layer.
Spread whole cranberry sauce evenly over chicken breasts, to cover. Who knew that raw chicken and cranberry sauce could look so festive? Ha Ha.
Time To Do Some “Sprinkling”
Sprinkle the onion soup mix evenly over all that cranberry sauce. See how easy this is so far? Told you it was easy.
Sprinkle some crunchy, chopped pecans evenly over the soup mix. Now this dish is almost done, and you’ve probably not gotten too worn out, right?
Ready to “sprinkle” again? YEP. Evenly sprinkle the dried cranberries over the pecans.
Add Catalina Dressing
Pour a bottle of Catalina dressing evenly over the top of the chicken. I use my own Homemade Catalina Salad Dressing, but a regular sized bottle of store bought dressing works perfectly!
Bake The Cranberry Chicken
Lightly cover the pan with aluminum foil. Bake the cranberry chicken at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes.
Remove the foil, and continue baking the chicken for an additional 15 minutes. Remove the chicken from the oven. The chicken is done when cooked through to an internal temperature of 165°F.
This is what the cranberry chicken looked like when it was done and came out of the oven. Let it cool for 2-3 minutes before serving.
Serve The Cranberry Chicken!
Serve the cranberry chicken on top of hot cooked rice, on individual serving plates (or a serving platter).
Spoon some of the extra sauce over the top of each piece of chicken, for added flavor. Now you’re ready to eat this delicious main dish.
That’s it! Cranberry chicken really is such an easy recipe to prepare! We enjoyed trying this chicken dish, and hope you will, too! My husband said the taste reminded him of Thanksgiving (must be those cranberries!).
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- Crunchy Buttermilk Fried Chicken
- Coconut Milk Braised Chicken
- Easy Chicken Pot Pie
- Marinated Baked Chicken Thighs
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Cranberry Chicken is delicious and easy to make, with baked chicken breasts, whole cranberry sauce, onion soup mix, pecans and Catalina dressing.
- 3 large boneless , skinless chicken breasts, cut in half horizontally (or 6 small breasts)
- 14 ounces whole berry cranberry sauce , 1 can
- 2 ounces dry onion soup mix , 1 envelope
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 8 ounces Catalina dressing
- Cooked white or brown rice (to serve with chicken on top)
- Spray a 9x13 or 10x12 baking pan with non stick spray. Place chicken in pan in single layer.
- Spread cranberry sauce evenly over chicken breasts. Sprinkle onion soup mix evenly over cranberry sauce. Sprinkle chopped pecans evenly over soup mix. Sprinkle dried cranberries evenly over pecans. Pour bottle of Catalina dressing evenly over pecans.
- Lightly cover pan with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove aluminum foil, and continue baking for an additional 15 minutes.
- Place chicken pieces on top of hot cooked rice on individual serving plates (or a serving platter). Spoon some of the extra sauce over the top of the chicken for added flavor. Serve, and enjoy!
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