Cranberry Chicken with Apples and Walnuts Cranberry Chicken with Apples and Walnuts
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Serve this colorful dish for a holiday meal or any night of the week. The sauce is delicious over couscous or rice.
Preparation facts
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
2 tsp (10mL) olive oil
1/4 cup (45g) shallots or onions, minced
2 lbs (910g) boned and skinned chicken breasts, (eight 4-ounce halves)
2 Tbs (30mL) vinegar, balsamic or raspberry
16 oz (455g) cranberry sauce, whole berry, (1 can)
2 cups (260g) green apples, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup (75g) dried cranberries
4 Tbs (30g) walnuts, chopped
2 tsp (4g) curry powder
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Spray large shallow baking dish with vegetable oil spray. Add oil and shallots (or onions) to baking dish and bake uncovered for 5 minutes.
Pour vinegar into the baking dish and stir. Add chicken breasts, basting tops with vinegar/shallot mixture. Bake uncovered for 10 minutes.
Mix together cranberry sauce, apples, dried cranberries, walnuts and curry. Cover chicken with sauce and bake an additional 15–20 minutes until chicken is cooked and sauces bubbles.
Nutrition facts
Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 233
Calories from Fat 40 (17%)
% Daily Value*
7%Total Fat 5g
3%Saturated Fat 0.6g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.4g
12%Cholesterol 36mg
2%Sodium 58mg
7%Potassium 246mg
11%Total Carbohydrate 34g
9%Dietary Fiber 2.2g
Sugars 30g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
31%Protein 15g
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