Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Alphabe-Thursday..."H" as in Holiday Cranberry Chicken

Welcome once again to Alphabe-Thursday sponsored by Ms. Jenny over at Jenny Matlock..."off on my tangent."  This week we are studying the letter "H" as in Holiday Cranberry Chicken

Yes, I know the holidays are over, but I had to come up with a recipe using the letter "H" and I was desperate.  I couldn't think of anything else except this chicken recipe.  It calls for cranberries and in case you haven't frozen some for use throughout the year you'll have to wait until next Thanksgiving/Christmas so you can buy them.  I always pick up a few bags in November and stick them in the freezer.  I love cranberries!

I know I've posted this recipe before and I was hoping I had a picture, but I don't.  I've got to start remembering to take pictures whenever I prepare one of my favorite recipes.  Then I'll always have pictures available.

Just pretend my Ginny dolls are making Holiday Cranberry Chicken in their Easy Bake Oven.  (I hate to do a post without a picture.)



I know I originally found this recipe somewhere online, but I no longer remember where so I can give proper credit.



Holiday Cranberry Chicken
(I make it year round.)

8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/3 cup flour
1 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper
3 T butter
1 ½ cups whole cranberries, fresh or frozen
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
¾ cup water
1 T flour
½ t. cinnamon
¼ t. salt
¼ t. allspice
¼ t. cloves
2 T. cider vinegar

Rinse chicken with cold water and pat dry with paper towels. In dish, combine flour, salt and pepper. Coat chicken with flour.

In large nonstick fry pan, melt butter over medium heat. (I use Pam instead.) Add chicken. Cook, turning once, to brown on both sides (about ten minutes). Remove chicken from pan and set aside. Add cranberries, brown sugar and water to pan drippings. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a full boil. In small bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Slowly stir into cranberry mixture. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens and comes to a full boil. Boil one minute; then reduce heat to low. Return chicken to skillet. Cook, turning once, until chicken is done and fork tender (10 to 15 minutes). Serves: 8; Cooking Time: 30 minutes.


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24 comments:

Tina´s PicStory said...

cute H :)

Rocky Mountain Woman said...

Looks yummy and I always buy a few extra bags of cranberries and freeze them so I'm all set!

Karen S. said...

Oh I just adore easy bake ovens! What a cute post! Those dolls are darling!

EG Wow said...

MMMM. Sounds very good. I;m fond of cranberries too. :)

Chatty Crone said...

Looks like a good recipe and I love your Happy dolls. lol sandie

Vicki/Jake said...

Oh wow, this sounds yummy and something to eat wherever! I'll be saving this one:)

shopannies said...

love your h recipe your dolls are super cute

JDaniel4's Mom said...

Brown sugar and cranberries! Yum!

NanE said...

Oooh that chicken sounds yummy and I loved the pic of your dolls cooking! And to answer your question about my church, no, it's not that large! I guess there are about 8 to 10 in our art Bible study and about 1/3 go to other churches. Thanks for stopping by my blog! Nan

anitamombanita said...

yummy. And I love the photo with the dolls!

Annesphamily said...

Those Ginny girls are busy cooking in the kitchen! I love it! our dolls are beautiful in their little venues! Love that recipe. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy the week.

☆☆Mumsy said...

I love cranberries, and this recipe sounds just like a perfect fit for dinner tonight.

Dolores said...

I love cranberries too. This recipe sounds delicious! No frozen cranberries here, wish I could use canned...lol!

Actually Mummy said...

Def going to try that one. I'm always looking for inspiration on family food

Lola said...

Must try this yummy recipe - now!

taylorsoutback said...

Thank you for this recipe...we eat cranberries year round - Wisconsin is known for their cranberry bogs and we have a local supply.

Oh so happy to see your Ginny's busy in the kitchen...what a dear photo! Both of them have lovely hair do's - my own Ginny needs a trip to the beauty salon:o)

Mama Zen said...

That sounds really good!

mammasaurus said...

I've not used cranberries with chicken before but I'll try it now! thanks for the recipe!

Sue said...

This HAS to be yummy.

=)

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Judie said...

So smart of you to freeze those cranberries. Too bad they're not available year round. Your recipe looks delicious!

Jenny said...

This sounds heavenly, Miss Betty. They sell packaged frozen cranberries at Sprouts if anyone has one near!

Thanks for a delicious link.

I will give this recipe a try as soon as I get a kitchen again!

Hugs and A+

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

This sounds good, Betty! I love your Ginny dolls. My older sister had a Ginny doll with a trunk full of clothes for her but by the time I came around Barbie was popular. I always wished I had a Ginny doll instead :)

Splendid Little Stars said...

Ginny dolls! I'd forgotten about them! My friends and I spent many hours playing with them!