Cranberry Orange Chicken

Love the taste of cranberries and orange? You will love the flavors of this cranberry orange chicken. The flavors taste great together and it even better when it is reheated the next day.

Cranberry Orange Chicken

There are a lot of strange looks when people hear cranberry orange chicken. But cranberry chicken really has a great taste to it. It is bursting with flavor from the cranberries and orange juice. The flavors cook into the chicken and creates a moist, flavorful cranberry chicken recipe.

This chicken has the flavors of orange chicken and cranberry chicken ad it takes almost not prep work. The seasonings used in this cranberry orange chicken recipe bring it all together for a perfect Thanksgiving or Christmas dish but it taste fantastic anytime of year.

Serve this cranberry chicken recipe with vegetables, over rice or with a side salad. No matter how you serve it, it will become a well loved chicken recipe.

Love cranberry and want other great tasting cranberry recipes: Cranberry Eggnog Breakfast Bake, Cranberry Sauce with Pear, Rosemary and Ginger, Maple Cranberry Granola Pancakes, and Cranberry Margarita Cranberry Orange Chicken

How Many Weight Watcher Points in Cranberry Orange Chicken Breast?

This recipe for cranberry orange chicken breast comes in at only 1 Weight Watchers SmartPoint on the Freestyle program. With this much flavor and taste, this is a great dish to serve when you are following Weight Watchers. 

Cranberry Orange Chicken Breasts

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Serves: 4-6

Ingredients:

1 T. oil 
2 lbs. bone-in chicken breasts, with skin
1½ t. fresh sage, chopped
1½ t. fresh thyme leaves
Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
½ c. fresh (or frozen) cranberries
2 T. freshly squeezed orange juice
2 T. honey, preferably local
¼ t. ground cinnamon
½ t. ground ginger
¼ t. ground cloves
1/8 t. ground nutmeg

Directions:

1. Place top oven rack in the center position and pre-heat oven to 400°
2. Melt the coconut oil in a large, ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Season the chicken with sage, and thyme. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste. Place seasoned chicken in hot skillet skin-side down and cook until browned, approximately 4-5 minutes, or until it releases easily from the bottom of the pan. Turn the chicken and continue cooking another 4-5 minutes on the remaining side.
3. While the chicken is browning, add the cranberries, orange juice, honey, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg to a small saucepan. Place over medium heat and bring it to a gentle boil. Cook until the cranberries pop open and the sauce becomes slightly thickened, around 4-5 minutes.
4. Pour the orange-cranberry sauce over the browned chicken and transfer the skillet into the pre-heated oven. Roast until the chicken is fully cooked through and the sauce is bubbly, around 25-30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 160°*
5. Remove from oven and transfer chicken to a serving platter. Cover loosely and let rest for 5 minutes before serving topped with the warm orange-cranberry pan sauce and your choice of sides. Enjoy!

Cranberry Orange Chicken Breasts

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Ingredients

  

• 1 T. oil
• 2 lbs. bone-in chicken breasts with skin
• 1½ t. fresh sage chopped
• 1½ t. fresh thyme leaves
• Sea salt and black pepper to taste
• ½ c. fresh or frozen cranberries
• 2 T. freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 T. honey preferably local
• ¼ t. ground cinnamon
• ½ t. ground ginger
• ¼ t. ground cloves
• 1/8 t. ground nutmeg

Directions

 

• Place top oven rack in the center position and pre-heat oven to 400°
• Melt the coconut oil in a large, ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Season the chicken with sage, and thyme. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste. Place seasoned chicken in hot skillet skin-side down and cook until browned, approximately 4-5 minutes, or until it releases easily from the bottom of the pan. Turn the chicken and continue cooking another 4-5 minutes on the remaining side.
• While the chicken is browning, add the cranberries, orange juice, honey, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg to a small saucepan. Place over medium heat and bring it to a gentle boil. Cook until the cranberries pop open and the sauce becomes slightly thickened, around 4-5 minutes.
• Pour the orange-cranberry sauce over the browned chicken and transfer the skillet into the pre-heated oven. Roast until the chicken is fully cooked through and the sauce is bubbly, around 25-30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 160°*
• Remove from oven and transfer chicken to a serving platter. Cover loosely and let rest for 5 minutes before serving topped with the warm orange-cranberry pan sauce and your choice of sides. Enjoy!

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