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roast chicken w/ orange/cranberry sauce

smonfils avatar
Recipe by
sherry monfils
@smonfils
worcester, MA

I usually use this sauce on pork loin but only had chicken. The chicken came out so moist & w/ the cranberries sweet-tart sauce, it brought out the natural sweetness of the sweet potatoes.

yield 4 -6
prep time 20 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Roast

Ingredients For roast chicken w/ orange/cranberry sauce

  • 4
    boneless, skinless chicken halves
  • 6 oz
    bag, frozen cubed sweet potatoes.
  • 6 oz
    bag whole cranberries
  • 1/2 c
    orange juice, fresh
  • 1 tsp
    orange peel
  • 1/4 c
    olive oil
  • 1-1/2 tsp
    ground ginger
  • pinch
    salt & pepper, to taste

How To Make roast chicken w/ orange/cranberry sauce

  • Chicken on top of cubed sweet potatoes, ready for the sauce.
    1
    Spray a 9" x 13" baking pan w/ a little cooking spray,place sweet potatoe cubes in pan, lay chicken breast on top of sweet potatoes.
  • Orange-cranberry sauce cooking.
    2
    Season chicken breasts w/ a pinch of salt & pepper. In small saucepan, over medium-high heat, place orange juice, cranberries, orange peel, olive oil and ginger.
  • Sauce cooked and poured over chicken & sweet potatoes. Waiting to roast.
    3
    Heat, constantly stirring until cranberries " pop." Spoon sauce over chicken and sweet potatoes. Heat oven to 375. Bake 40-50 minutes, depending on your stove, or until chicken is fully cooked. Spoon sauce over chicken and sweet potatoes, serve w/ a small salad. Easy-peasy!!
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