Cranberry Autumn Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Mix onion soup, whole cranberry relish and Catalina salad dressing together in a bowl.
• Place chicken breasts in the bottom of the baking dish and pour the cranberry mixture over the chicken. Sprinkle a little fresh rosemary and dried cranberries over the chicken, if desired.
• Cover the dish and bake for 45 minutes. Remove the cover and bake an additional 15-20 minutes. Serve.

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; brown in a skillet in butter. Remove the chicken to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. In the drippings, saute onion and celery until tender. Add cranberry sauce and barbecue sauce; mix well. Pour over chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/2 hours, basting every 15 minutes.

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, combine flour, salt and pepper; dredge chicken. In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Brown the chicken on both sides. Remove and keep warm. , Add water, cranberries, brown sugar, nutmeg and, if desired, vinegar to the pan; cook and stir until the berries burst, about 5 minutes. Return chicken to skillet. Cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until chicken is tender, basting occasionally with the sauce. Serve with rice. Freeze option: Place chicken in freezer containers; top with sauce. If desired, place rice in separate freezer containers. Cool and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through, gently stirring and adding a little water to chicken if necessary.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir cranberry sauce, Dijon mustard and orange peel until blended and smooth.
• Remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, grill (or broil) chicken for about 20 minutes or until juices run clear.
• Brush with the sauce during last 10 minutes of grilling.

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chicken on both sides. Place in a 1-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine the remaining ingredients; pour over chicken. Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°.

Steps:

• Place the chicken breasts in a glass or non-reactive baking dish.
• Stir the onion soup mix, cranberry sauce, and French dressing together in a bowl until well blended. Pour over the chicken breasts. Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 8 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Remove plastic wrap from the baking dish, and cover loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake chicken in preheated oven until top is bubbly and slightly browned, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Steps:

• In a skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chicken on both sides.
• Place browned chicken in a 2 quart baking dish, coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine the remaining ingredients: pour over chicken.
• Cover and bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes then uncover and cook for 15 more minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 180 degrees.