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Juicy chicken slow cooked to tender perfection in a sweet and tangy cranberry sauce – just 3 ingredients!
Author: Tiffany
Recipe type: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4
INGREDIENTS
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup French dressing (see note for my easy homemade version!)
- 1 15-ounce can whole cranberry cranberry sauce, or 1 cup homemade cranberry sauce
- optional 4th ingredient – *See Note*
INSTRUCTIONS
- Lightly grease a slow cooker. Place chicken breasts in the bottom in a single layer.
- Whisk together French dressing and cranberry sauce. Pour over chicken. Turn chicken to coat all sides of the chicken.
- Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6 hours until chicken is cooked through. Garnish with toasted pine nuts and chopped parsley if desired and serve.
NOTES
For homemade French dressing, combine 1 cup oil (I use vegetable oil, canola or olive would work as well), ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup vinegar, ½ cup ketchup, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, and 2 teaspoons onion powder in a jar. Cover, shake until well combined. Taste the dressing and add salt and pepper to taste. Store chilled until ready to use.
**I adapted this recipe from one I found in my mother’s recipe files – hers called for 1 package of Lipton Onion Soup in addition to the French dressing and the Cranberry sauce. I have tried this and it is extra delicious so if you have a packet of the onion soup on hand I highly recommend adding that 4th ingredient!
