My mom shared with me that this was a recipe my dad fell in love with one year when she made it for him on Valentines Day. Ever since then, we’ve been making it for weeknight dinners! We are big fans of easy chicken recipes, like this pesto stuffed chicken, healthy orange chicken, and these baked sesame chicken strips. But I’ve never made anything like this recipe with dried fruit! I love it because it requires such few ingredients but it delivers big on flavor. It’s a delicious back pocket dinner recipe for busy nights and takes 15 minutes or less to gather ingredients and get on the stove. You can scroll down to the recipe card for the full list of ingredients and measurements.
Chicken: I’ve only ever made this recipe with boneless, skinless chicken breasts but chicken thighs will work just as well for this recipe too. Cranberry Juice: this recipe gets a lot of flavor from the juices. Be sure to use a 100% cranberry juice. Orange Juice: freshly squeezed for best flavor, but a store bought juice is just fine in a pinch! White wine: a dry white wine works best. Chicken broth: more liquid to make the sauce. Dried apricots and dried cranberries: I love how the fruit cooks and softens as the chicken is cooking. It’s perfect for spooning over the chicken. Orange zest: adds the perfect orange touch! Cornstarch: needed to thicken the sauce.
