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Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken

Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken is an easy crock pot recipe with chicken, onion soup mix, canned cranberry sauce and Catalina dressing. This easy dinner is perfect for busy weeknights because your slow cooker does all of the work!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 5 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Author: Dee
Cost: $10

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts about 2 pounds
  • 1 envelope dry onion soup mix
  • 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
  • 1 cup Catalina salad dressing

Instructions

  • Spray the slow cooker with non stick cooking spray
  • In a small bowl, add the soup mix, cranberry sauce and the Catalina dressing together, and mix until well combined
  • Place chicken into the slow cooker, and pour the sauce mixture over the chicken, spreading evenly over chicken so that the meat is completely covered
  • Cover and cook for 2-3 hours on high or 4-6 hours on low or until the internal temperature is 165° according to meat thermometer
  • Serve the chicken whole or shred chicken and let simmer with sauce until serving

Notes

Use jellied cranberry sauce if you can't find whole berry sauce.
Sub chicken thighs or turkey breast if you like.
You can use 2 tablespoons dry minced onions, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in place of the dry soup mix.
Use French dressing or Russian salad dressing or barbecue sauce in place of Catalina, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 856mg | Potassium: 261mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 41IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg