Baked Cranberry Chicken

A family favorite for sure!

(Photo from Cook'n website)

This delicious chicken recipe is from the Taste of Home Family Favorites Cookbook and it's a keeper! It really covers all the senses; sounds, smells, tastes and IS DELICIOUS! LOL!

I wasn't sure how cranberry sauce and barbecue sauce would come together, but I was definitely intrigued by this recipe and now I'm so glad I tried it...what a winning combination! 

Ingredients:

1 broiler/fryer chicken (3-4 lbs.), cut up

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/2 cup diced onion

1/2 cup diced celery

1 can (14 oz.) whole-berry cranberry sauce

1 cup barbecue sauce (I used Sweet Baby Ray's)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350'F. 

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. 

Heat butter in large skillet; cook chicken until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes on each side.

Remove the chicken to a greased 13x9" baking dish.

In the same skillet, cook onion and celery in drippings until tender, 3-4 minutes.  Combine the cranberry and barbecue sauces; mix well.  Pour over chicken.

Bake, uncovered, until chicken is fully cooked, basting every 15 minutes. Total baking time is about 1 and 1/4 hours.

A Tip from Grammy:

-Exchange the cut-up chicken for 4-5 chicken breasts or 3-4 lbs. boneless thighs.

Be encouraged!

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."  

                                                                                                            -Matthew 11:28