Garlic Cranberry Chicken
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Cooking:
30 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Garlic Cranberry Chicken

1. 8 green onions, chopped -
2. 2 celery ribs, chopped -
3. 2 medium carrots, chopped -
4. 1/2 cup dried cranberries -
5. 1 whole garlic bulb, cloves separated and peeled -
6. 1 bay leaf -
7. 1-1/2 cups white wine or reduced-sodium chicken broth -
8. 1/2 teaspoon salt -
9. 1/2 teaspoon white pepper -
10. 1/2 teaspoon dried basil -
11. 6 bone-in chicken breast halves (7 ounces each) -
12. Sauce: -
13. 1/4 cup dried cranberries -
14. 1/4 cup boiling water -
15. 4-1/2 teaspoons butter -
16. 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour -
17. 1/4 teaspoon salt -
18. 1/8 teaspoon white pepper -
19. 1/4 cup fat-free half-and-half -

How to cook deliciously - Garlic Cranberry Chicken

1. Stage

Place the onions, celery, carrots, cranberries, garlic and bay leaf in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Add wine or broth. Combine the salt, pepper and basil; sprinkle over chicken. Place over vegetable mixture.

2. Stage

Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 70-80 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Remove chicken; keep warm. Strain cooking liquid; discard vegetable mixture. Skim fat from liquid and set aside 1-1/3 cups.

3. Stage

For sauce, place cranberries in a small bowl; add boiling water. Let stand for 3 minutes; drain and discard liquid. Set berries aside.

4. Stage

In a nonstick saucepan coated with cooking spray, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually whisk in reserved cooking liquid. Bring to a boil; cook 1-2 minutes longer or until thickened. Stir in half-and-half and reserved cranberries; heat through. Serve with chicken.