Cranberry Mandarin Chicken

From the Kitchen of:  Natalie Gregory

Ingredients:

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (I usually only use 2 if it's just my hubby and I)

1 16 oz. bottle of French/Catalina Dressing

1 16 oz. cranberry sauce (jellied or whole)

1 envelope of Onion Soup Mix

1 11 oz. can of Mandarin Oranges

2-4 cups cooked rice

Baking Directions:

1.      Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2.    Combine French dressing, cranberry sauce, and soup mix in a bowl

3.    Fold in Mandarin oranges (do not drain)

4.    Pour entire mixture over the chicken in a greased 9x13 pan

5.    Bake covered for 60 minutes; take chicken out and shred

6.    Mix chicken back into sauce

7.    Serve over rice

Crockpot Directions:

1.     Combine French dressing, cranberry sauce and soup mix in the crockpot

2.    Place chicken on the mixture

3.    Pour oranges over the chicken

4.    Cover and cook for 4-6 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low

5.    Remove and shred chicken; mix chicken back into sauce

6.    Serve over rice

*One of my favorite sides for this dish is the frozen stir-fry veggies fried up in a little oil in a pan

Once everything is in the crockpot, ready to go.

Ready to be served