CRANBERRY/ORANGE CHICKEN

Cranberry/Orange Chicken image

Meet the Cook: My husband and I have a small bog. So I "experiment" with cranberry recipes every fall! I came across this one in a cookbook, then just changed around a few things to better suit our tastes. Cranberry/Orange Chicken is a nice New England dinner our entire family (we have two teenagers) enjoys. Sometimes, I'll make cranberry sauce, too, to top off a dessert of gingerbread. -Sharon Parsons, Killingworth, Connecticut

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 1h25m

Yield 4-6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 broiler/fryer chicken (about 3 pounds), cut up
4 tablespoons butter
2 cups whole fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons grated orange zest
1-3/4 cups sugar
1-1/4 cups orange juice
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Red food coloring, optional

Steps:

Combine the flour and salt and place in a plastic bag. Shake chicken, a few pieces at a time, in flour mixture. Melt butter in a large skillet; brown chicken on all sides. , In a saucepan, combine remaining ingredients except food coloring; bring to a boil. Pour over chicken; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until a thermometer reads 180°. Remove chicken to a warm platter., Bring sauce to a boil and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened. Add a few drops red food coloring if desired. Serve with chicken.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 622 calories, Fat 22g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 108mg cholesterol, Sodium 203mg sodium, Carbohydrate 77g carbohydrate (65g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 29g protein.