Blue-Ribbon Cranberry Chicken

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

3 reviews 
Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 16-oz can whole cranberry

1 8-oz Bottle Russian salad dressing

1 Envelope regular onion soup

1 2 1/2 lbs Broiler-fryer chicken up to 3 lbs

Hot cooked rice (optional)

Fresh rosemary (optional)


Directions

A first-prize entry in the Eagle River Cranberry Fest bake-off is a dinner winner from Eagle Rivers Catherine Snedden. Its easy, colorful and pleasantly tart. 1. In a bowl, combine cranberry sauce, salad dressing and soup mix. Rinse chicken; pat dry with paper towels. Remove and discard skin, if desired. Arrange pieces in one layer in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Pour cranberry mixture over chicken pieces. Cover and chill the chicken mixture in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight. 2. Bake the chicken mixture, uncovered, in a 300F oven about 1 1/2 hours or till the chicken is done, stirring glaze and spooning over chicken once or twice. Serve the chicken and glaze on a platter with hot, coooked rice, if desired. Garnish the chicken with fresh rosemary, if desired.

Reviews


My husband enjoyed this dish.

kimmyculp

[I made edits to this recipe.]

stevemur

My mom used to make this frequently only I believe she used French dressing. No matter, it's yummy and even guests always loved it and requested it again and again. :)

AnnieBananie

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