Juicy 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken cooked to tender perfection in a sweet and tangy cranberry sauce!
Let’s talk about typos. Because they might happen here. Scratch that, they will happen here. I know that because I’ve already had them happen and now that I am writing at the bright and shiny (read: not bright and shiny) hour of 3:09 am, they’re bound to happen even more often than usual. But that is my life right now. I side the darker side of 3 or 4 am every single morning. Cause that’s feeding time for the two little babes who my life revolves around. And if you haven’t seen their crazy-adorable little faces yet, you should take a gander at my Instagram page for a plethora of baby toes and squishy faces.
And just a side note, as I woke up the babes for this little 3am feeding frenzy I thought – thank goodness this doesn’t last forever. Not for my sake actually – I really don’t mind the frequent nighttime feedings and snuggling baby noses throughout the night. I’m okay with that. But could you imagine all of your life having to eat every three hours? One the one hand awesome. Because…. more food right? You get it.
But on the other hand, who has time to cook 8 times a day you know?! I think frozen entrees would be your new best friend or, if you’re like me, cereal all. day. long.
But that leads perfectly into what I want to talk about next. 3 ingredient dinners. Three ingredients is a beautiful thing and it’s exactly what you need for this juicy cranberry chicken.
If you’re feeling adventurous you can even make your own cranberry sauce or French dressing (<—my favorite easy version is included in the notes of the recipe!) but if not, canned cranberry sauce and bottled French dressing are perfect. We all have those days. For some of us it’s pretty much every day and that’s okay.
Because, LIFE.
What people are saying about this 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken
“This was my โgo toโ dish for every party, dinner guest, or no idea what to make for dinner because itโs so incredibly easy and I almost always have the ingredients on hand! Everyone at every party asks for the recipe and itโs kinda funny to see their jaw drop when I say itโs just salad dressing, whole berry cranberry sauce and Lipton Onion soup mix! When I make it for a party I cut the chicken into bite size pieces.” – Heidi
“I loved it. My son keeps asking when I am going to make it again and I just made it a few days ago. I loved the homemade French dressing recipe. It was easy and good.” – Marie
“This was a very strange set of ingredients but my goodness was this tasty. Room-mate and I whipped this up in the crockpot for Christmas dinner. Was entirely skeptical based on the list of items in it, but man. This is one of the best crockpot chickens Iโve ever made.” – Holly
3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup French dressing - (see note for my easy homemade version!)
- 1 15-ounce can whole cranberry cranberry sauce - OR 1 cup homemade cranberry sauce
Instructions
- Lightly grease a slow cooker. Place chicken breasts in the bottom in a single layer.
- Whisk together French dressing and cranberry sauce. Pour over chicken. Turn chicken to coat all sides of the chicken.
- Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6 hours until chicken is cooked through. Garnish with toasted pine nuts and chopped parsley if desired and serve.
With the onion soup mix, do I make it separately then add it into the slow cooker, or just throw the powder into the slow cooker?
Mix it with the french dressing and cranberry!
I will try this. Sounds wonderful. It is similar to a delicious Hawaiian Chicken I make. boneless, skinless Chicken breasts, can of pineapple chunks or tidbits with 1/2 the juice, , 1/2 bottle Low fat Catalina dressing, envelope of dry onion soup mix…Place Chicken in 9×13 baking dish. Mix sauce ingredients and pour over chicken. Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is done.
Awesome- that sounds delicious, Marlene! Thanks for sharing with us!
Would this work with fat free French dressing?
Probably?? But it’s definitely going to change the overall flavor of the dish. I haven’t ever used it for this recipe so I can’t make any guarantees.
I made the cranberry chicken dish yesterday, I have to say that I have found my new favorite go to dish that even the picky eaters in the family are already asking me if I will fix it again next Thursday. So glad I found this slow cooker recipe
Yesss! Way to go, Terry! Sometimes it’s quite the task to please all the picky eaters, let alone with one dish! ๐
sounds great but I hate ketchup so what could I substitute for it?
Hi Tracy- you could try tomato paste? But keep in mind that I can’t guarantee recipe results using that because it will change the flavor for sure!