If you’re planning to entertain during the upcoming holiday season, but have little or no time to spend in the kitchen, you’ll want to try this incredibly easy chicken dish, Ann’s 4-Ingredient Holiday Chicken, from my Minnesota friend Ann. Your guests will never know that there are only four ingredients, and that you spent less than 10 minutes hands-on time preparing it.

Ann says she serves this chicken with cheesy mashed potatoes; my family likes it best with plain white rice. For a complete quick and easy menu, I usually serve a festive salad such as Holiday Fruit & Lettuce Salad or Italian Chopped Salad, freshly baked dinner rolls, and a pretty green steamed or microwaved vegetable .

Ann's 4-Ingredient Holiday Chicken

6 Servings

1 16 oz. can whole berry cranberry sauce
1 cup French salad dressing, such as Catalina
1 package dry onion soup mix

6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

1. Preheat the oven to 350°.


2. Mix the cranberry sauce, French dressing, and onion soup mix.


3. Spread half of the mixture in a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.


4. Place the chicken breasts in a single layer in the dish, and spoon the remaining mixture evenly over the them.


5. Cover the dish with foil and bake 20 minutes.


6. Remove the foil and bake, basting once or twice with the sauce, for an additional 15-20 minutes or until the chicken breasts are barely cooked through, but still juicy.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 387 Calories from Fat 227
Percent Total Calories From:
Fat 59% Protein 30% Carb. 11%

Nutrient Amount per % Daily
Serving Value
Total Fat 25 g 39%
Saturated Fat 6 g 31%
Cholesterol 104 mg 35%
Sodium 1234 mg 51%
Total Carbohydrate 11 g 4%
Dietary Fiber 0 g 2%
Sugars 0 g
Protein 29 g

Vitamin A 2% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 0% Iron 7%