Roasted Cranberry Chicken

This Christmas you want to have a romantic dinner for just the two of you. Make bhg.com.com’s Roasted Cranberry Chicken it is easy, tastes wonderful and most of all looks like it was made just for the season. He’ll be impressed. I can just picture the two of you sitting at a candle lit table and serving this dish with your favor sides and a bottle of wine. Serves 2 Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

4 small chicken thighs
Salt and pepper, to taste
3/4 cup low-calorie cranberry juice
3/4 cup cranberries 
2 sprigs fresh thyme 
4 teaspoons packed brown sugar 
1/4 teaspoon salt
Fresh thyme leaves 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375F. Salt and pepper, to taste both sides of the chicken thighs. In an oven proof skillet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray on med/high heat sear the thighs on both sides for 5 minutes each. Place skillet in the oven for 20 minutes or until the chicken’s internal temperature reaches at least 160F. (No pink inside)

Cranberry sauce: in a saucepan add the cranberry juice, cranberries, 2 sprigs of thyme, brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to boil, let simmer for 20 minutes until it slightly thickens. To serve: cover chicken with sauce and top with a few fresh thyme leaves. Yum Yum