Slow Cooker 3-Ingredient Cranberry Chicken
A simple, flavorful dish combining tender chicken breasts with sweet-tangy cranberry sauce and savory onion soup mix. Perfect over rice, potatoes, or veggies for a tender, tasty main course.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 620kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (14-ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
- 1 (1-ounce) packet dry onion soup mix
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in a single layer in the slow cooker
- Pour cranberry sauce over the chicken and spread evenly
- Sprinkle onion soup mix evenly on top
- Cover and cook on LOW 4-6 hours or HIGH 2½-3½ hours
- Shred chicken in the slow cooker, then stir into the sauce
- Serve over rice, couscous, potatoes, or steamed vegetables
Notes
Use fresh, fully thawed chicken breasts for even cooking
Layer cranberry sauce and avoid stirring before cooking to concentrate flavors
Check tenderness halfway through cooking if using a high-powered slow cooker
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days
Layer cranberry sauce and avoid stirring before cooking to concentrate flavors
Check tenderness halfway through cooking if using a high-powered slow cooker
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days