Apple-Cranberry-Sage Chicken

 Searching for something new to do with chicken breasts? Combine apples, cranberries and herbs in an easy baked chicken dinner.

Ingredients:

2/3

cup grape jelly

2

tablespoons butter or margarine

1

large unpeeled red cooking apple, cut into 2-inch chunks

1

medium stalk celery, sliced (1/2 cup)

1/2

cup fresh or frozen (thawed) cranberries

3/4

cup Original Bisquick™ mix

1/2

teaspoon ground sage

3/4

teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

2

tablespoons water

4

boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb) 

Steps:

• 1

  Heat oven to 350°F. In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, melt jelly and butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in apple, celery and cranberries; remove from heat.
• 2

  In shallow dish, mix Bisquick mix, sage and thyme. In another shallow dish, place water. Dip chicken into water, then coat with Bisquick mixture. Spray 10-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in skillet 6 to 8 minutes, turning once, until coating is brown.
• 3

  Place chicken in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Spoon cranberry mixture over chicken. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).