Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken

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Closeup Cranberry Chicken in the slow cooker with a wooden spatula.

Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken

This Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken brings sweet and savory holiday flavors to your table with almost zero effort. Set it and forget it while the slow cooker does all the work.

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword cranberry orange, crockpot chicken, crockpot for holiday cooking, slow cooker chicken

Prep Time 5

Slow Cooker (on low) 6

Total Time 6 5

Servings

Calories 556kcal

Author Maike Corbett

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

2 cups orange juice
1 14-ounce can cranberry sauce whole berry
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
2 pounds chicken thighs boneless skinless
4 sprigs rosemary plus more for garnish
orange slices for garnish

Instructions

Add the orange juice and cranberry sauce to the slow cooker and stir until the mixture is well combined.
Season the chicken thighs with poultry seasoning and place them in a single layer inside the slow cooker.
Spoon some of the cranberry-orange mixture over the chicken until each thigh is lightly coated, then place the rosemary sprigs on top.
Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
Remove and discard the cooked rosemary sprigs once the chicken is done. Garnish with fresh rosemary and orange slices just before serving and serve warm.

Notes

SLOW COOKER TIMES

ON LOW - 6 hours
ON HIGH - 3 hours

FOOD SAFETY

Verify that the chicken reaches an internal temperature of at least 165º Fahrenheit at the thickest point.

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