Category Archives: Christmas Recipes

Cranberry Chicken

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Cranberry Chicken

A Mystery Dinner was the reason to bring friends together. Our wonderful hostess, Ann, entertained us with dinner as well and served up the most delicious Cranberry Chicken. So easy, but yet it's like you spent all afternoon cooking dinner. Thanks Ann, love your cooking!
Course Entree
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Author Karen

Ingredients

  • 6 chicken breasts
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 ½ cups cranberries
  • ½ diced onion

Instructions

  • Pat chicken with flour.
  • Brown chicken in a little butter on stove.
  • Mix ketchup and brown sugar together.
  • Add cranberries and onion to the sugar mixture.
  • Place chicken in a rectangle dish with cranberry mixture on top.
  • Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
  • Recipe courtesy of Ann Jones

 

Minnesota Wild Rice Soup

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Minnesota Wild Rice Soup

Course Soups
Cuisine American
Author Karen

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter I use 1/4 cup butter
  • ¼ cup flour or more as needed, and add more broth, otherwise it's a bit thick
  • 1 ½ cups cooked wild rice
  • 2 cups cubed turkey or chicken
  • 2 cups chicken broth I use 32oz or more
  • 2 cups half and half
  • 3 cups sauteed or boiled vegetables carrots, onions, celery, or others

Instructions

  • Melt butter.
  • Add flour to make a roux.
  • Slowly add broth and cream.
  • Keep sauce thick and warm, add more broth if you'd like to thin the soup out.
  • Add turkey or chicken, rice and vegetables.
  • Season to taste.

 

Christmas Red Sangria with Pomegranate

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Christmas Red Sangria with Pomegranate

Course Beverages
Cuisine American
Author Karen

Ingredients

  • 2 bottles fruity red wine
  • ½ cup brandy or cognac
  • 1 cup pomegranate juice
  • 1 large pomegranate
  • 1 red Bartlett pear cored and thinly sliced
  • 1 orange thinly sliced into rounds
  • 1 cup red grapes sliced in half lengthwise
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • 1 bunch fresh mint leaves reserving some for garnish
  • 1 bottle sparkling water optional

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients except sparkling water in a glass pitcher and let sit at room temperature for one hour.
  • Refrigerate for at least two hours, or overnight.
  • Spoon some fruit into glasses and top with a splash of sparkling water (if using), garnish with mint.
  • Adapted from GreenLiving

 

Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce

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Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce

Course Relish
Cuisine American
Author Karen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 package fresh or frozen cranberries

Instructions

  • Mix sugar and water in a medium saucepan; stir to dissolve sugar.
  • Bring to a boil; add cranberries.
  • Return to a boil, reduce heat; boil gently 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Cool completely at room temperature and refrigerate.
  • Makes 2 1/4 cups.

Fruity Cheese Ball

Fruity Cheese Ball

Recipe Type: Appetizers
Cuisine: American
Author: Karen
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 2 8oz packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons finely chopped onion
  • 1 8oz can crushed pineapple, well drained
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients except nuts.
  2. Shape into a ball.
  3. Refrigerate until firm.
  4. Roll in nuts. Serve with crackers.

 

Cranberry Salsa

Cranberry Salsa

Recipe Type: Appetizers
Cuisine: American
Author: Karen
My sister-in-law, Cheryl, shared this recipe with my family at Christmas one year. I instantly fell in love with the sweet flavors in the salsa combined with the salty chips. Cheryl always shares new recipes with me. I love Cheryl’s sense of adventure in experimenting with new recipes.
Ingredients
  • 1 12oz bag fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1 Granny Smith apple
  • 1/2 red pepper, cut in chunks
  • 1/2 red onion, cut in chunks
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup apple juice
  • 3 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • 2 Tablespoons pickled jalapeno peppers from a can
  • 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
Instructions
  1. In food processor pulse cranberries, apple, red pepper and onion until chopped.
  2. Add remaining ingredients.