Description
This cozy winter dinner features tender roasted chicken glazed with a tangy cranberry orange sauce. It combines simple ingredients for a festive yet wholesome meal.
Ingredients
Instructions
1. preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) and grease a baking dish with olive oil
2. season chicken with salt pepper rosemary and thyme
3. in a saucepan combine cranberries orange juice orange zest honey and garlic
4. cook over medium heat until cranberries burst and sauce thickens about 8–10 minutes
5. if desired whisk cornstarch with water and stir into sauce to thicken
6. pour half the sauce into the baking dish and arrange chicken on top
7. spoon remaining sauce over chicken
8. bake uncovered for 25–30 minutes until chicken reaches 165°F internally
9. halfway through baking baste chicken with pan sauce for a glossy finish
10. let chicken rest 5 minutes before serving and spoon extra sauce on top
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: dinner
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken piece
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20
- Sodium: 500
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 28
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 30
- Cholesterol: 85
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