Cranberry Crockpot Chicken
A serendipitous success!!
Cranberry Tribal Moose BBQ Sauce + Chicken Breasts + Cranberries + Kale + Rice
I researched a few BBQ sauce slow-cooker recipes and found that most said 1.5 cups of sauce for 2-4 chicken breasts on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8. I went for the latter since I had to run to class!
Two chicken breasts + about 1.5 cups of sauce set to low.
When I got home at 5 (T +4 hours) the sauce was starting to really burn and thicken so I added 1/2 a cup of chicken broth and about 3 tbsp of ketchup to lighten it up. If I were to to make this again, I’d add both of those at the beginning.
At 6PM (T+5 hours) I added a cup of cranberries and cranked the heat up to high for about 30 minutes, until they started to pop.
At 6:30 (T+5.5 hours) I added about 6 cups of torn + washed kale and let it cook for 15 minutes more, until the kale was bright green like so:
I cooked some brown rice on the stove top and piled on the kale first, then place a breast on each plate and then spooned that succulent BBQ cranberry sauce all over.
Quote Matt: “I didn’t know cranberries could be this good!” We both licked our plates clean!
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Yum!! If I ate meat I’d be on this in a heartbeat (rhymes!).
OMG – I have some cranberries that I’ve been meaning to use up since my Thanksgiving (Canada) passed a while back.
This
looks
delicious!
Thanks for the tip on the sauce – I’m finding that I can’t seem to find that balance of time + temp + sauce as I’ve been getting that slowcooker burn
Kath you just need to write your own entire cookbook. I think it would be my bible. I love how you use simple everyday ingredients to make such mouthwatering dishes!!
Looks fabulous! You are inspiring me to get my crockpot out. I used it use it all the time, but lately I’ve been forgetting about it!
I love making BBQ in the crock pot! Sometimes (to cut back on the amount of BBQ sauce I have to use), I season the meat and put it in the crock pot with beer
, then just mix in the BBQ sauce after the meat is cooked/shredded. This makes really good BBQ sandwhiches.
I finally tried this recipe tonight and it was amazing. My boyfriend and I truly enjoyed it! Thanks for inspiring.
Um… Kath, I am salivating just looking at your pictures! So fun to find this recipe was I was searching your blog for some crockpot wonders. I’ll let you know when I make it sometime!
This looks awesome! So am I correct that the ingredients included 2 breasts, 1.5c of bbq sauce, 1 cup cranberries and the kale? (just worried I overlooked something.)
Yup!
Hey Kath, what are your thoughts on doubling this recipe? Do you think it would freeze well?
I love your blog. You provide such inspiration!
I think it would double and freeze quite well!
Hi Kath! I am a long-time reader and lurker, but I had to comment after making this fabulous recipe last night. Delicious – was a huge hit! Thank you for your blog, which provides lots of inspiration and ideas as I try to stay healthy!
Hi Kath, love your site. Would this recipe work with regular bbq sauce, or would that not mix well with the cranberries?
Erin,
Yes, it should be totally fine with regular BBQ sauce!
OMG!!! I am gonna try this tonite! My family loves kale- but i’ve only used it in soup- totally excited to try this- let you know what the “bosses” think
Hi Kath,
I just happened upon your site the other day… and i think its made me want to start cooking again:) I am a college student and like to have things i can either make ahead (slow cooker) or things i can make quickly and rather cheaply but healthy. I think your site seems to have a good balance.. my question is I dont have Kale, But i do have spinach,would that work?
Thanks!
Welcome Amy! Spinach will work, but it wilts down way more than kale so I would use regular instead of baby spinach and steam it very lightly so it holds some shape
For those of us unfortunate ones without access to the delicious-sounding cranberry BBQ sauce, can you suggest an alternative? This sounds fantastic.
Any BBQ sauce will do!
Thanks for sharing such an easy, delicious recipe. This looks perfect for a fall night.