Hello Healthy Meal Preppers!

If you love a little sweet-and-savory magic in your meals, this Cranberry Sauce Chicken is going to be a new favorite in your rotation! Juicy chicken thighs are baked low and slow in a tangy, flavorful sauce made from cranberry, zesty Italian dressing, and savory onion soup mix. It’s ridiculously simple to throw together—just mix, pour, and bake—but tastes like a holiday dinner any time of year.

Perfect for batch cooking or Sunday meal prep, this dish brings festive flavor with minimal effort. Serve it with brown rice, roasted veggies, or a crisp salad, and you’ve got a colorful, comforting, and totally meal-prep-friendly dinner ready to go!

Cranberry Sauce Chicken Recipe:

Per serving: 272 Calories • 31.2g Carbs (0.8g Fiber) • 13.4g Fat • 7.4g Protein

15 minutes to prep , 105 minutes to cook

Ingredients

Scaled to 1 serving

• 3/4 thigh, bone removed Chicken thigh (43 g)

• 1/4 cup Cranberry sauce (69 g)

• 1 tbsp Italian dressing (29 g)

• 1/8 tbsp Onion soup (0.9 g)

Directions

Directions are for original recipe of 8 serving

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Place chicken pieces in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. In a large bowl combine the cranberry sauce, salad dressing and soup mix and mix well. Coat chicken pieces with this mixture.

3. Cover dish and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear. Remove cover for the last 15 minutes of baking time.