Garlic Cranberry Chicken

By Totlxtc

Ingredients

• SAUCE:
• 8 * 8 green onions, chopped
• 2 * 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 * 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1 * 1 whole garlic bulb, cloves separated and peeled
• 1 * 1 bay leaf
• 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 cups white wine or reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 6 * 6 bone-in chicken breast halves (7 ounces each)
• *
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup boiling water
• 4-1/2 * 4-1/2 teaspoons butter
• 3 * 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 * 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup fat-free half-and-half

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

* Place the onions, celery, carrots, cranberries, garlic and bay leaf in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Add wine or broth. Combine the salt, pepper and basil; sprinkle over chicken. Place over vegetable mixture.
* Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 70-80 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Remove chicken; keep warm. Strain cooking liquid; discard vegetable mixture. Skim fat from liquid and set aside 1-1/3 cups.
* For sauce, place cranberries in a small bowl; add boiling water. Let stand for 3 minutes; drain and discard liquid. Set berries aside.
* In a nonstick saucepan coated with cooking spray, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually whisk in reserved cooking liquid. Bring to a boil; cook 1-2 minutes longer or until thickened. Stir in half-and-half and reserved cranberries; heat through. Serve with chicken. Yield: 6 servings.


Nutrition Facts: 1 chicken breast half (skin removed) with 1/4 cup sauce equals 224 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 86 mg cholesterol, 393 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 30 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 very lean meat, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.