Cranberry Orange Chicken - Crock Pot

Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 chicken breasts (bone-in)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) whole berry cranberry sauce
• 3 ounces orange juice
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons chili sauce or 3 tablespoons barbecue sauce
• 1 orange, sliced
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons cold water

Recipe

• 1 rub salt onto chicken breasts and place in bottom of crock pot.
• 2 in a medium bowl place onion, celery, cranberry sauce, orange juice, dry mustard, cinnamon, lemon juice, honey, brown sugar and chili sauce. stir and pour over chicken breasts.
• 3 place lid on crock pot and top with kitchen towel using instructions in description above. (my crock pot is only 3 months old and i still do this.) turn crock pot on high and allow to cook 1 hour. turn on low for 3 or 4 hours. note: i have tried leaving crock pot on high the entire time and this dish was done in 3 1/2 hours.
• 4 lift lid and quickly place orange slices over chicken without stirring. cook an additional hour.
• 5 combine cornstarch and cold water. add last 10 minutes of cooking time for thickening purposes.
• 6 serve over cooked rice and enjoy!