Saucy Cranberry Orange Chicken Food

CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients into a saucepan over medium heat and simmer until the cranberries burst and the sauce thickens, about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve at room temperature or cool and refrigerate. Remove the cinnamon stick before serving.

CRANBERRY ORANGE CHICKEN - CROCK POT

Steps:

• Rub salt onto chicken breasts and place in bottom of crock pot.
• In a medium bowl place onion, celery, cranberry sauce, orange juice, dry mustard, cinnamon, lemon juice, honey, brown sugar and chili sauce. Stir and pour over chicken breasts.
• Place lid on crock pot and top with kitchen towel using instructions in description above. (My crock pot is only 3 months old and I still do this.) Turn crock pot on high and allow to cook 1 hour. Turn on low for 3 or 4 hours. NOTE: I have tried leaving crock pot on high the entire time and this dish was done in 3 1/2 hours.
• Lift lid and quickly place orange slices over chicken without stirring. Cook an additional hour.
• Combine cornstarch and cold water. Add last 10 minutes of cooking time for thickening purposes.
• Serve over cooked rice and enjoy!

CHICKEN WITH ORANGE AND CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place frozen breasts in 12 inch frying pan and add all ingredients except cornstarch, water, and onions. Bring to boil over medium high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer until meat is no longer pink in center of thickest part - about 20 minutes total. Transfer chicken to platter and keep warm.
• Boil pan juices over high heat, uncovered, 3 or 4 minutes.
• Mix cornstarch with water and add to sauce; stirring until it boils.
• Moisten chicken with sauce and serve over rice. Sprinkle chicken with minced green onions.

CRANBERRY/ORANGE CHICKEN

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.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large saucepan, mix the tomato sauce, cranberry-orange sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, and cilantro.
• Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes, stir occasionally until the sauce is slightly thickened.
• Divide chicken into thirds and place into three 13x9x2-baking pans.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Brush sauce over chicken; reserve some to baste with later.
• Continue to bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes.
• Brush with reserved sauce during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
• Good reheated or cold if not served immediately.

APPLE-ORANGE CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Slice away the bottom of the orange so it sits steady on the cutting board. Working from top to bottom, slice off the peel, leaving behind most of the white pith. Finely dice half of the peel strips; discard the rest or save for another use. In a small saucepan over high heat, combine the diced peel and the water. When the water comes to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, squeeze all the juice from the orange and set aside.Strain and set aside the blanched orange peel.
• In a medium saucepan, add diced apple, cranberries, orange juice, blanched orange peel, sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. Bring to a boil over high heat; then reduce the heat to low and partially cover the pan. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens, the apple is tender, and the cranberries have burst, 10-15 minutes.
• Transfer the cranberry sauce to a heatproof bowl and let cool for 1 hour before serving.

ORANGE CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• mix marmalade, juice and cinnamon stick in a saucepan, bring to boil.
• add cranberries, return to boil.
• lower to simmer and cook until cranberries pop and thicken, about 8-10 minutes.
• add grated nutmeg, if desired, remove from heat, cool.