Best Easy Flavorful Chicken Recipe With Wine And Cranberries Recipes

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MAPLE CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper and cook as desired (I baked mine in a preheated 350°F oven for about 30 minutes). You can bake them, pan fry them, grill, or poach. Whatever you prefer.
• While the chicken cooks, prepare the sauce. In a small sauce pan, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onions until translucent, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add wine, syrup, and cranberries. Bring to a boil over high heat and then reduce heat slightly (medium-high heat). Cook for five minutes, stirring.
• Combine cornstarch and water in a small bowl with a whisk or a fork. While stirring sauce, stir in cornstarch/water mixture, reduce heat to medium and continue to cook for about a minute or until thickened. Serve sauce over cooked chicken.

BAKED CRANBERRY CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cranberries, brown sugar, and white wine vinegar. Set aside for now.
• Pat the chicken pieces dry. Rub the chicken with the minced garlic on both sides (make sure to apply some of the garlic underneath the chicken skins). Season well with salt and pepper. Combine the rosemary and paprika then apply to the chicken pieces on both sides and again underneath the skin.
• In a large bowl or deep enough dish, mix the olive oil, lemon juice and 2 tbsp white wine vinegar. Now add the chicken, celery, onions, and used lemon halves. Work everything together with clean hands. Set aside to marinate just for 15 minutes or so.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet. Place the chicken skin side down to brown on medium-high for 5 minutes. Turn over and brown on the other side.
• Place the chicken, onions, celery, lemon halves and any liquid from the marinade in a lightly oiled baking pan. Add 1/2 cup water or chicken broth, then add the sugared cranberries.
• Bake in the 425 degrees F heated-oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked through. Serve hot with Lebanese rice and your favorite salad.

CRANBERRY BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400.
• Heat olive oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the onion and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Season chicken on both sides with rosemary, salt and pepper. Turn heat up to medium-high, move the onions to the side and add the chicken to the skillet. Sear over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes per side, until browned.
• Add the cranberry sauce, balsamic vinegar and red wine (or chicken broth) to the pan and bring to a simmer. Scrape the pan to loosen any browned bits. Turn to coat the chicken breasts in the sauce.
• Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook at 400 for 10-15 minutes, until the chicken breasts are cooked through. (I recommend using a meat thermometer.) Alternatively, you can continue cooking the chicken stovetop. Cover the skillet and reduce heat to medium low and cook for 10-15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
• Carefully remove the skillet from the oven. Add the butter to the skillet, if using, and stir into the sauce until melted.
• Serve the chicken with onions and extra sauce drizzled on top.

CHICKEN WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine flour, salt and pepper; dredge the chicken. In a large skillet, cook chicken in butter until browned on both sides. Remove chicken and set aside. , In the same skillet, combine the cranberries, water, brown sugar, vinegar and nutmeg; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Place chicken on top; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. To serve, spoon cranberry mixture over chicken.

EASY CRANBERRY CHICKEN

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.