Almond Cranberry Chicken Recipes

ALMOND CRANBERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt and cayenne; add chicken, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat. In a large skillet, brown chicken in butter over medium heat for 10-12 minutes or until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm. , In the same skillet, combine the cranberries, water, brown sugar, vinegar and orange zest. Bring to a boil; cook for 10 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Spoon over chicken; sprinkle with almonds.

ALMOND CRANBERRY RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the almonds and cook, stirring constantly, until golden and nutty smelling, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and reserve.
• Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in the saucepan and add the onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and cranberries and cook, stirring, until well coated, about 1 minute. Add the chicken broth, 1 1/2 cups water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste, and increase the heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook until all the liquid has been absorbed, about 18 minutes. Take off the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Stir in half of the reserved almonds and the parsley, and season with salt and pepper. Garnish with the remaining toasted almonds.

CRANBERRY CHICKEN I

Steps:

• Place the chicken breasts in a glass or non-reactive baking dish.
• Stir the onion soup mix, cranberry sauce, and French dressing together in a bowl until well blended. Pour over the chicken breasts. Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 8 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Remove plastic wrap from the baking dish, and cover loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake chicken in preheated oven until top is bubbly and slightly browned, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

BEST CRANBERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place the butter and onion in a 9x13 inch baking dish, and bake in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, about 15 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven, push the onion over to one end, and place the chicken thighs in the dish in a single layer. Return to the oven and bake for about 25 minutes.
• Stir together the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard powder, and cranberry sauce in a bowl. Remove the chicken from the oven, and scoop the cooked onions into the cranberry mixture. Spoon the mixture over the chicken thighs, and return to the oven.
• Bake until the cranberry mixture is slightly caramelized and the chicken is done, about 20 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the center should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

CRANBERRY-ALMOND CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH

Steps:

• You can toast your own almonds either in a frying pan or in the oven. Be careful to watch them, though, because they will burn quickly.
• In a medium bowl, gently combine chicken breast, toasted almonds, dried cranberries, Miracle Whip Light, celery, onion, salt, and pepper until all is well coated.
• Place one-fourth of the mixture on each of four slices of bread. Top with a lettuce leaf and another slice of bread. Enjoy!

CRANBERRY/ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the flour and salt and place in a plastic bag. Shake chicken, a few pieces at a time, in flour mixture. Melt butter in a large skillet; brown chicken on all sides. , In a saucepan, combine remaining ingredients except food coloring; bring to a boil. Pour over chicken; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until a thermometer reads 180°. Remove chicken to a warm platter., Bring sauce to a boil and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened. Add a few drops red food coloring if desired. Serve with chicken.

CRUNCHY ALMOND RASPBERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring raspberries, water, and honey to boiling; cook over medium heat for about 3 to 4 minutes or until raspberries begin to break up.
• In a small bowl, stir together cornstarch and cold water until smooth, then stir into raspberry mixture.
• Cook and stir the mixture until it's thickened and bubbly, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and season to taste with some salt and black pepper.
• Cover the sauce, and keep it warm.
• Place each breast half between 2 pieces of plastic wrap.
• Lightly pound each chicken piece to about 1/8 inch thick.
• In a bowl, beat egg and milk together.
• Place coarsely ground almonds in a shallow dish.
• Dip each piece of chicken into the egg mixture.
• Coat both sides with almonds, pressing the nuts gently into chicken.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil.
• Cook the chicken, 2 pieces at a time, over medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until almond coating is golden brown and chicken no longer is pink.
• Turn chicken once halfway through cooking time.
• Place chicken on a baking sheet; top each piece with a slice of Brie.
• Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 2 to 3 minutes or until the cheese is softened.
• Remove from oven.
• Place one piece of chicken, cheese side up, on each plate.
• Top each serving with warm Raspberry Sauce and sprinkle with proange peel, if using.