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Easy Cranberry Chicken – Moist and tender baked chicken in a tangy cranberry sauce. Great, comforting dinner on busy nights.
This is one of those chicken recipes that have been around forever! The flavor combo sounds strange, but it just works together and always disappears.
My friend gave me this recipe almost a decade ago. She said it was one of those recipes you love or hate, you just have to try it to know. The combination of ingredients sounds crazy together, but there is something about it that just works. Her sister started making it, and her family loved it. My friends house is divided, 2 love it, and 2 aren’t fans.
After trying it, at my house t quickly became a regular. It is just so easy to make. It is tangy, sweet, savory and just delicious.
What You’ll Need
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- Chicken Breasts – I use boneless, but you can use bone-in and increase the cooking time. You could always swap for chicken thighs.
- Cranberry Sauce – you want the whole berry cranberry sauce for this
- Onion Soup Mix – You can use store bought or you can make Homemade Onion Soup Mix for this recipe.
- French Dressing
How To Make Cranberry Chicken
- Arrange chicken in a casserole dish.
- In a bowl mix together cranberry sauce, onion soup mix and French dressing. Pour over the chicken.
- Cover and bake for about 30 minutes, remove the foil and return to the oven for about 10-15 more minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
How To Serve
This is a relatively versatile dish that you can serve with whatever your favorite side dishes are. I like Mushroom Rice Pilaf, Roasted Asparagus, or Italian Cheese Pull Apart Bread
Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can reheat in the microwave until warmed through.
More Chicken Dinner Recipes
- Crockpot Cajun Chicken
- One Pan Chicken Dinner
- Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
- Mini Chicken Pot Pie
- Chicken Marsala
Cranberry Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breasts
- 1 oz dry onion soup mix
- 16 oz jellied cranberry sauce , whole berry sauce
- 1 cup French dressing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Place chicken in a glass casserole dish.2 pounds chicken breasts
- In a mixing bowl, combine the soup mix, cranberry sauce and dressing. Pour over the chicken breasts.1 oz dry onion soup mix, 16 oz jellied cranberry sauce, 1 cup French dressing
- Cover loosely with foil. Bake for about 30 minutes, remove the foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I have done this recipe in a slow cooker (4 hours on low if using boneless chicken) and have also used Thousand Island dressing instead of French with great results.
I love that idea, thanks for the slow cooker tip!
If halving the recipe, would you change cooking time?
Not by much if any Julie. It will really depend on how thick your chicken is. But more or less chicken will not change it. Enjoy!
Do you use Californian French Dressing or Creamy French Dressing?
I use Kraft’s French Dressing. I think I have seen it called Catalina dressing before. So I think that is the same as the Californian French Dressing.
We have done this dish forever but we use Russian dressing. Maybe that would be enough of a taste change to sway your husband? And we serve over white rice to soak up all the tangy goodness.