Cranberry BBQ Chicken

Servings: 5
Yield: 5 servings

Description

A great way to make everyone's favorite chicken even more fun--bake the chicken with your favorite bottled barbecue sauce and a can of cranberries.

Ingredients

1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 onion, chopped
1 (16 ounce) can whole cranberry sauce
1 cup barbecue sauce

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 In a large skillet brown the chicken in butter/margarine. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from skillet and place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
3 In the drippings (in the skillet), saute onion and celery until tender. Add cranberry sauce and barbecue sauce. Mix well.
4 Pour cranberry mixture over chicken and bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes, basting every 15 minutes.