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A sweet and savory slow cooker chicken dish made with cranberry sauce, creating a rich, glossy glaze perfect for easy dinners or holiday meals.

Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken

A sweet and savory slow cooker chicken dish made with cranberry sauce, creating a rich, glossy glaze perfect for easy dinners or holiday meals.
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Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 can cranberry sauce
  • ½ cup French dressing
  • 1 packet onion soup mix
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp black pepper

Equipment

  • Slow cooker
  • Bowl
  • whisk

Method
 

  1. Place chicken in slow cooker
  2. Mix sauce ingredients
  3. Pour over chicken
  4. Cook on LOW 6–7 hours or HIGH 3–4 hours
  5. Spoon sauce and serve

Notes

Use thighs for extra tenderness
Add citrus for brightness
Thicken sauce if needed
Best served warm
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