Blue Ribbon Cranberry Chicken

1 cn (16-oz) whole cranberry sauce
1 Bottle (8-oz) Russian salad dressing with honey (about 1 cup)
1 Envelope regular onion-soup mix
1 Broiler-fryer (2-1/2 to 3-lb) chicken, cut up
Hot cooked rice (optional)
Fresh rosemary (optional)
 

In a bowl, combine cranberry sauce, salad dressing and soup mix. Rinse chicken; pat dry with paper towels. Remove and discard skin, if desired. Arrange pieces in one layer in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Pour cranberry mixture over chicken pieces. Cover and chill the chicken mixture in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.

Bake the chicken mixture, uncovered, in a 300F oven about 1 1/2 hours or till the chicken is done, stirring glaze and spooning over chicken once or twice. Serve the chicken and glaze on a platter with hot, coooked rice, if desired. Garnish the chicken with fresh rosemary, if desired.

 

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