Name: Catalina Cranberry Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 365 min
Ingredients: 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts ((see recipe note above)); 2 tbsp. onion soup mix ((see recipe link above)); 1 ½ cups cranberry sauce ((see recipe link above)); ½ cup Catalina dressing ((see recipe link above))

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This Catalina cranberry chicken recipe is a delicious adaptation from a version I saw on the Kraft website. I love recipes like this because it’s an opportunity to show people that you don’t have to rely on packaged, processed foods to enjoy a good dinner. In fact, if you do it right, nobody will ever know the difference. Heck, they might even say it tastes better than usual! I promise, it can happen!

Clean Eating Catalina Cranberry Chicken sitting on a white, round plate with the sauce ladled over it.

It’s the holidays, so I had a batch of clean eating cranberry sauce in the fridge. The dressing I whipped up in about 5 minutes and the onion soup mix was the same. So if you don’t have any of these at the ready, I promise, they are really easy to make. The links are below.

This recipe does have a bit of liquid in it after cooking. If you allow the chicken to cool for about 20 minutes, it will thicken slightly and become more of a sauce. It’s great over rice (or cauli-rice if you want fewer carbs). Serve with a side of veggies and you have a complete meal. I made a salad to go with it as well and used a bit more of the Catalina dressing on that.

Below are instructions for both an Instant Pot and a slow cooker. If you don’t have either, bake this in a casserole dish in the oven for about 40-50 minutes, or until the chicken reaches at least 165 F. You won’t have as much liquid if you bake this. For some, that’s a good thing. But I happen to enjoy the sauce, so it’s up to you.

Clean eating catalina cranberry chicken recipe cooked and served. The chicken is sitting on a white plate with red sauce ladled over it.

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This super easy recipe is also super tasty!! Make this with either an Instant Pot or a slow cooker. Either way, it’s delicious! RECIPE NOTE: I made this in my Instant Pot with frozen chicken. If you use the slow cooker method, use raw chicken for food safety reasons.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 6 hours

Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes

Servings: servings

Calories: 440kcal

Author: The Gracious Pantry

Ingredients

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts (see recipe note above)
2 tbsp. onion soup mix (see recipe link above)
1 ½ cups cranberry sauce (see recipe link above)
½ cup Catalina dressing (see recipe link above)

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Instructions

Place the chicken into the Instant Pot or slow cooker insert.
Pour the onion soup mix over the chicken and then layer the dressing and cranberry sauce over that.
For IP users: Press the “Meat” button and adjust to 30 minutes. Use a natural release.
For slow cooker users: Set the crock on low for 4-6 hours.
Allow to cool for about 20 minutes so that the liquid gels a bit. Us it as sauce over brown rice if you are so inclined.