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Roasted Cranberry Chicken
Ingredients
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8
small chicken thighs (2 to 2-1/4 lb.), skinned
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3/4
cup low-calorie cranberry juice
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3/4
cup fresh cranberries
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2
sprigs fresh thyme
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4
teaspoons packed brown sugar
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Fresh thyme leaves
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat extra-large ovenproof skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat. Sprinkle 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper on chicken. In hot skillet cook, meaty sides down, 5 minutes, turning once, until well-browned on both sides. Transfer skillet to oven. Roast, uncovered, 20 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink (180 degrees F).
2. Meanwhile, in saucepan combine juice, berries, thyme sprigs, brown sugar, and 1/4 tsp. salt. Bring to boiling. Simmer, uncovered, 15 to 20 minutes, until slightly thickened. Discard thyme sprigs. Serve chicken with sauce. Sprinkle thyme leaves. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts
(Roasted Cranberry Chicken)
- Servings Per Recipe 4,
- Calories 187,
- Protein (gm) 26,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 9,
- Fat, total (gm) 5,
- Cholesterol (mg) 107,
- Saturated fat (gm) 1,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Sugar, total (gm) 7,
- Vitamin A (IU) 97,
- Vitamin C (mg) 17,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 7,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 8,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- Sodium (mg) 383,
- Potassium (mg) 275,
- Calcium (DV %) 20,
- Iron (DV %) 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Yummy! Substituted breasts for thighs. Left overs were used to make a waldorf salad.
1/4/2012 09:14:43 AM Report AbuseSauce came out way too sweet, but with some modifying it could be a winner...
6/8/2010 12:41:33 PM Report AbuseQuite tasty! The one thing I did differently was I used a splash of orange oil to saute the chicken.
1/12/2010 05:36:10 PM Report Abuse