Slow-Cooker Cranberry Chicken

Cranberry sauce combined with tapioca and onion soup simmers to perfection in this five-ingredient main dish recipe. Serve over white rice to complete the meal.


Slow-Cooker Cranberry Chicken

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Servings: 6 servings
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins

 
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Ingredients
  • 2-1/2 to 3 pounds
    chicken thighs and/or drumsticks, skinned
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  • 1 16-ounce can
    whole cranberry sauce
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  • 2 tablespoons
    dry onion soup mix
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  • 2 tablespoons
    quick-cooking tapioca
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  • 3 cups
    hot cooked rice
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Directions
1.
Place chicken pieces in a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. In a small bowl, stir together cranberry sauce, dry soup mix, and tapioca. Pour over chicken pieces.
2.
Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 2-1/2 to 3 hours. Serve chicken and sauce over hot cooked rice. Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 357, Total Fat 4 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 89 mg, Sodium 268 mg, Carbohydrate 55 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 23 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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