Cranberry Chicken and Wild Rice Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 1 chicken breast half with 1/2 cup rice mixture and 1/4 cup sauce
  • Calories:
  • 332
  • Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 1 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 63 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 592 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 50 g
  • Fiber:
  • 2 g
  • Protein:
  • 26 g


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Cranberry Chicken and Wild Rice

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Tender chicken is baked in a sweet-tart cranberry sauce for this elegant entree. “This chicken is delicious, and it’s so easy to prepare,” assures Evelyn Lewis of Independence, Missouri. “I love that I can do other things while it bakes.”

SERVINGS: 6

CATEGORY: Low Fat

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 40 min.

Ingredients:

  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
  • 1-1/2 cups hot water
  • 1 package (6.2 ounces) fast-cooking long grain and wild rice mix
  • 1 can (16 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Directions:

Place the chicken in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine the water and rice mix with contents of seasoning packet. Pour around chicken.
    In a small bowl, combine the cranberry sauce, lemon juice, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce; pour over chicken. Cover and bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until chicken juices run clear and rice is tender. Yield: 6 servings.


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