Cranberry Glazed Chicken

Sometimes there are recipes that just sound good to have or try. I'm pretty sure my mom's made this before to. I'm thinking there is a theme with my sauces though haha. But least it's healthy! Anyways, I decided to try my luck at a cranberry glazed chicken since I had most of the needed ingredients. So here's my take!


Ingredients

Chicken (i used tenders but you can use really whatever type you'd like of the chicken)

Flour

Salt/Pepper

Garlic powder

Cayenne (opt)

Water

Cranberry Cocktail 

Brown Sugar

Red Wine Vinegar 

Cinnamon 

Dried Cranberries

Olive Oil

Assembly

Preheat oven to about 325 degrees. Spray a frying pan with some cooking spray. In a small bowl combine Flour, salt, pepper, garlic, and cayenne together. Use enough of each so that you can coat your chicken. I used chicken tenders so I just made it up in a cereal sized bowl. Coat the chicken in the flour mixture and cook in the greased frying pan on medium high until browned. Do not clean the frying pan. In a separate baking dish, coat the bottom with some olive oil and put the browned chicken in the dish when it's done. Set aside. In the frying pan used to brown the chicken, add about 3/4 cup of water, 1/4 cup of cranberry cocktail juice (I used ocean spray cran-grape juice), couple tablespoons of brown sugar, about 1 tablespoon of flour, 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, and a sprinkling of cinnamon. Mix together on medium low heat (if the mixture is too thick add a little more juice/water). Once well mixed add the dried cranberries to your liking and simmer until mixture is slightly thick. Pour the cranberry glaze over the chicken in the pan and put in the oven for about 25 mins (or until chicken is fully cooked). 

Final Thoughts

This is a decently quick recipe and I added a side of seasoned broccoli to the mix. Simple and still delicious! I hope you enjoy! Happy eats!