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 “go to” dish for every party, dinner guest, or no idea what to make for dinner because it’s so incredibly easy and I almost always have the ingredients on hand! Everyone at every party asks for the recipe and it’s kinda funny to see their jaw drop when I say it’s 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 I’ve 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.
First of all..Congrats on your twins!!
I’m so jealous of you having baby twins…my baby twins are now 19.:((
They grew up too fast…miss those days when they stole each other’s bottles and ate flies..
…yes flies and ate driveway gravel.
Enjoy everything now because some days will seem like a bluur it’s so busy.
I had all the ingredients, so we’re giving it a try. I REALLY hope it’s good!!!
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.
what we call French dressing here in the US is totally unauthentic…. I think the French would view ketchup as an abomination! and so many bottled dressings have High Fructose Corn Syrup, so they should be avoided. The rest of your recipe for the dressing is fine, but will it work without the ketchup? Also, I never use those nasty powdered soup mixes…, full of presevatives and chemicals. I might substitute some organic chicken broth with some onion powder… might that work? otherwise, this looks very promising!
Looks so delicious! Planning to make this for Friendsgiving! Would you recommend splitting up the chicken into separate batches if cooking for 10+ people? Or would it be okay to pile the chicken into the crockpot?
You could layer the chicken, but it will need to cook longer! If you have two crockpots – even better!