You are going to love these amazing cranberry orange chicken breasts, it is juicy, tender, and full of flavors. The blend of bone-in chicken breasts with different spices and orange-cranberry pan sauce double the taste. Perfect chicken breasts recipe to try during the holiday season.
Ingredients for this Recipe:
- 2 lbs. bone-in chicken breasts, with skin
- 1/2 cup fresh (or frozen) cranberries
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 tbsp honey, preferably local
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1½ tsp fresh sage, chopped
- 1½ tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
How to Make Cranberry Orange Chicken Breasts:
Step 1:
Place top oven rack in the center position and pre-heat oven to 400°F.
Step 2:
Melt the coconut oil in a large, ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Season the chicken with sage, and thyme. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste.
Step 3:
Place seasoned chicken in hot skillet skin-side down and cook until browned, approximately 4-5 minutes, or until it releases easily from the bottom of the pan. Turn the chicken and continue cooking another 4-5 minutes on the remaining side.
Step 4:
While the chicken is browning, add the cranberries, orange juice, honey, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg to a small saucepan.
Step 5:
Place over medium heat and bring it to a gentle boil. Cook until the cranberries pop open and the sauce becomes slightly thickened around 4-5 minutes.
Step 6:
Pour the orange-cranberry sauce over the browned chicken and transfer the skillet into the preheated oven. Roast until the chicken is fully cooked through and the sauce is bubbly around 25-30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 160°F. (Internal temperature will continue to rise to 165°F as it rests.)
Step 7:
Remove from oven and transfer chicken to a serving platter. Cover loosely and let rest for 5 minutes before serving topped with the warm orange-cranberry pan sauce and Apple Butternut Squash Casserole or your choice of sides. Try this bone-in chicken breasts recipe and Enjoy!
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Cranberry Orange Chicken Breasts Recipe
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Loading...Bone-in chicken breasts recipe with orange and cranberry sauce, juicy, super delicious, and full of flavors, a perfect holiday main dish that beautifully pairs with a wide variety of side dishes. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. bone-in chicken breasts, with skin
- 1/2 cup fresh (or frozen) cranberries
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 tbsp honey, preferably local
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1½ tsp fresh sage, chopped
- 1½ tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Place top oven rack in the center position and pre-heat oven to 400°F.
Melt the coconut oil in a large, ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Season the chicken with sage, and thyme. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste.
Place seasoned chicken in hot skillet skin-side down and cook until browned, approximately 4-5 minutes, or until it releases easily from the bottom of the pan. Turn the chicken and continue cooking another 4-5 minutes on the remaining side.
While the chicken is browning, add the cranberries, orange juice, honey, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg to a small saucepan.
Place over medium heat and bring it to a gentle boil. Cook until the cranberries pop open and the sauce becomes slightly thickened around 4-5 minutes.
Pour the orange-cranberry sauce over the browned chicken and transfer the skillet into the preheated oven. Roast until the chicken is fully cooked through and the sauce is bubbly around 25-30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 160°F. (Internal temperature will continue to rise to 165°F as it rests.)
Remove from oven and transfer chicken to a serving platter. Cover loosely and let rest for 5 minutes before serving topped with the warm orange-cranberry pan sauce and your choice of sides. Enjoy!
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