Slow-Cooker Cranberry Glazed Chicken

Name: Slow-Cooker Cranberry Glazed Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts; 1 small yellow onion, diced; 1 (14 ounce) can cranberry sauce; 1 cup barbecue sauce; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; Betty Crocker™ mashed potatoes

24 Ratings

5 Comments

Prep 5 min
Total 4 hr 0 min
Servings 4

Holiday flavors are thrown into the slow cooker for a delicious, fuss-free dinner! MORE+ LESS-

By Daring Gourmet

Updated February 1, 2018

Ingredients

chicken breasts

small yellow onion, diced

(14 ounce) can cranberry sauce

cup barbecue sauce

teaspoon salt

1/2

teaspoon dried thyme

1/4

teaspoon ground ginger

1/4

teaspoon black pepper

Betty Crocker™ mashed potatoes

Steps

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Place the chicken and onion in the slow cooker. Add all the remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir to combine. Pour the sauce over the chicken. Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 4-5 hours.
2

Serve with Betty Crocker™ Potato Buds™ instant mashed potatoes with some extra sauce on the side.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 480
Calories from Fat: 50

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 6g; 9%
Saturated Fat 1 1/2g 8% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 100mg; 34%
Sodium: 1430mg; 59%
Potassium: 510mg; 15%
Total Carbohydrate: 69g; 23%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8% Sugars 62g
Protein: 38g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%; 4%
Vitamin C: 4%; 4%
Calcium: 6%; 6%
Iron: 10%; 10%

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 5 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

4 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

Tart cranberry sauce and BBQ sauce make the perfect sweet, tangy glaze for tender slow cooked chicken.

I love the simplicity of slow cooker dishes. There is just something so "comforting" about them. There's generally very little prep time, and you simply place the ingredients in the slow cooker and let it work its magic.

Meat and poultry that's cooked in a slow cooker always turn out so deliciously tender, I love how it just falls apart at the slightest graze of the fork. And then th`ere's the wonderful experience of coming home to something that's been cooking for all those hours... the house is filled with the most wonderful aroma.

But the best part? You don't have to wait for dinner, because it's ready to go!

This Slow Cooker Cranberry Glazed Chicken combines some delicious holiday flavors in a dish that seriously takes 5 minutes of prep time – and no one will ever guess. Serve that succulently tender and juicy chicken with some fluffy mashed potatoes and a vegetable and you have a meal that will roll in the compliments.

This recipe is so simple, you only need a handful of ingredients.

Place the chicken and onions in the slow cooker, then combine all the remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir to combine.

Pour the sauce over the chicken.

Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or on HIGH for 4-5 hours.

Serve with Betty Crocker® Instant Mashed Potatoes and a vegetable of choice with some extra sauce on the side.

For another delicious slow cooker recipe, check out Kimberly's Ultimate Slow Cooker Pot Roast! Or for more great dinner ideas check out her site, The Daring Gourmet.