Enjoy this baked chicken and sweet potatoes seasoned with tangy orange juice and cranberries - a flavorful dinner.
Orange-Glazed Roast Chicken Breasts with Sweet Potatoes
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 60 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
Basting Sauce
- 1/4 cup orange marmalade
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Chicken and Vegetables
- 4 bone-in skinless chicken breasts
- 2 medium dark-orange sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 medium onion, cut into 8 wedges
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup orange juice
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In 1-quart saucepan, cook basting sauce ingredients over low heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until marmalade is melted.
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Step2In 15x10x1-inch pan, place chicken breasts. Brush with half of the basting sauce. In medium bowl, toss potatoes and onion with oil; place around chicken. Bake 25 minutes.
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Step3Meanwhile, in small bowl, soak cranberries in 1/4 cup orange juice.
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Step4Brush chicken again with remaining basting sauce. Stir gently to coat vegetables with pan juices. With slotted spoon, sprinkle cranberries over vegetables; drizzle with juice. Bake about 20 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (170°F), and vegetables are tender.
Nutrition
340
Calories
5g
Total Fat
28g
Protein
46g
Total Carbohydrate
26g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 25%
- Sodium
- 220mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 46g
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 12%
- Sugars
- 26g
- Protein
- 28g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 260%
- 260%
- Vitamin C
- 35%
- 35%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 3 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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