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Cranberry Chicken with Apples and Walnuts

Ingredients

• 2 tsp olive oil

• 1/4 cup shallots or onions, minced

• 2 lbs boned and skinned chicken breasts, (eight 4-ounce halves)

• 2 Tbs vinegar, balsamic or raspberry

• 16 oz cranberry sauce, whole berry, (1 can)

• 2 cups green apples, peeled and chopped

• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

• 4 Tbs walnuts, chopped

• 2 tsp curry powder

Serve this colorful dish for a holiday meal or any night of the week. The sauce is delicious over couscous or rice.

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Spray large shallow baking dish with vegetable oil spray. Add oil and shallots (or onions) to baking dish and bake uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Pour vinegar into the baking dish and stir. Add chicken breasts, basting tops with vinegar/shallot mixture. Bake uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Mix together cranberry sauce, apples, dried cranberries, walnuts and curry. Cover chicken with sauce and bake an additional 15–20 minutes until chicken is cooked and sauces bubbles.