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Chicken with Cherry Sauce

Name: Chicken with Cherry Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound fresh or frozen pitted sweet cherries; 1/2 cup orange juice; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup honey; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot; 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up; 3 tablespoons butter

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Total Time:Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Linda Grubb, Poland, Indiana

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Updated on Sep. 30, 2022

This tender moist chicken bakes in a savory sauce that combines cherries with soy sauce, orange juice and ginger. It's sure to be a big hit at your house like it is at mine. -Linda Grubb, Poland, Indiana

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Yield:6 servings

Prep:15 min

Cook:45 min

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Ingredients

1 pound fresh or frozen pitted sweet cherries
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up
3 tablespoons butter

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Directions

1
Set aside 3/4 cup cherries. In a blender, combine orange juice and remaining cherries; cover and process until smooth. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, lemon juice, garlic and ginger; set aside.

2
In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken on all sides in butter. Place chicken skin side down in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Top with cherry sauce.
3
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes; turn chicken. Top with reserved cherries. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear.