Kaycee's Masterpiece Oven BBQ Chicken
This recipe is absolutely delicious!–& the bonus is that it is really easy to make. I waited several years to make it after getting the recipe at my bridal shower, but it’s now a family favorite!
This recipe has the weirdest combination of ingredients, but it is truly scrumptious. It is my “go-to meal” whenever I'm taking meals to families with new babies. I always get asked for this recipe when I make it for others.
You can make this chicken dish in the oven or in the crockpot. It turns out great both ways. However, my family all agrees they like it in the crockpot a bit more since the flavor really soaks in.
The original recipe said to marinate it overnight. This was one step that made me shy away from trying this recipe (aside from the strange mix of ingredients). I always seem to forget to get things marinated the night before. I'm too tired to think about the next day when I am just thinking about what I need to get done for the day so I can go to bed. 🙂
Whenever my friends tell me they've hit a rut in their meal planning, this oven BBQ chicken recipe is what I recommend.
A Few Tips
Ingredients: I buy my onion soup mix at a whole foods type of store to avoid the normal MSG that is added to the package with the popular brands. I get Annie’s Naturals Organic French Dressing there as well. It’s an 8 oz. bottle. This dressing doesn’t have the normal high fructose corn syrup that other grocery store brands have. This is all my attempt to try to talk myself into thinking this can be a healthy meal. 🙂
I usually get the normal size can of cranberry sauce (15oz) and just use half. We’ve used both jellied and whole, and they are both great.
I sometimes make double the marinade in order to use the whole can of cranberries. I just split the marinade in half and place the unused portion in a ziplock and freeze!
Crock Pot Meal: I just started making this recipe in the crockpot instead of the oven for convenience. I find the chicken is extra tender when I make it in the crockpot. Either way, this is a great meal to throw together easily. I try to keep extra ingredients in the pantry so I can make it anytime. The kids love it!! I highlighted this recipe last year in my Top 10 “Freezer Meal 2 Crock Pot” Recipes post.
Goes Great With:
Goes great with rice and whatever type of veggies or salad you’d like. This meal is so tasty that you can serve it with brown rice and your kids won’t notice. 🙂
Try it!! You’ll love how easy and tasty it is!
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Kaycee's Masterpiece Oven BBQ Chicken
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
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This is an easy, delicious meal that your whole family will love (even the picky eaters)!
Ingredients
- 4–6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or whatever piece of chicken you like)
- 8 oz. French Dressing (Annie’s Naturals Organic is my favorite)
- 1 small (8oz) can of cranberry sauce (whole or jellied)
- 1 pkg. dry onion soup (try to get organic-see notes below)
- Fresh sliced mushroom (optional-we usually skip this part)
- Rice
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together well (minus the mushrooms).
* You can marinade the chicken in this mix overnight (recommended, but I’ve never done it)
Oven Version:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place chicken in a casserole dish and pour marinade over it. Add sliced mushrooms to the top.
- Bake for 1 hour or until chicken is fully cooked.

Slow Cooker Version:
- Place chicken in a crockpot and then pour the marinade over it.
- Cook on high for 4 hrs. or low for 7-8hrs.
* Either way, works great!
Notes
Healthy Tip:
* I buy my onion soup mix at a whole foods type of store to avoid the normal MSG that is added to the package with the popular brands. I get Annie’s Naturals Organic French Dressing there as well. It’s an 8 oz. bottle. This one doesn’t have the normal high fructose corn syrup that other grocery store brands may have. This is all my attempt to try to talk myself into thinking this can be a healthy meal.
Other Tips:
* I usually get the normal size can of cranberry sauce (15oz) and just use half. We’ve used both jellied and whole and they are both great.
* I just started making this recipe in the crockpot instead of the oven for convenience. I find the chicken is extra tender when I make it in the crockpot. Either way, this is a great meal to throw together easily. I try to keep extra ingredients in the pantry so I can make it anytime. The kids love it!!
* I sometimes make double the marinade in order to use the whole can of cranberries. I just split the marinade in half and place unused in a ziplock and freeze!
Goes Great With:
Goes great with rice and whatever type of veggies or salad you’d like. This meal is so tasty that you can serve it with brown rice and your kids won’t notice.
Serves:
4-6 (depending on how much chicken is added)
P.S. “Kaycee” is me! 🙂 K.C. 🙂
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What Crockpot Do I Use?
Here’s my favorite crockpot! Our fancy, programmable 6 qt. crockpot broke last year. I search and tried to find an 8 qt replacement. I actually sent back two different crockpots that I’d ordered. Their lids did not seem to fit the pot properly and too much of the liquid would evaporate during the cooking time. Not good. I finally found this Hamilton Beach 8 qt. crockpot. I love it! It’s not fancy, but it’s affordable and does the job! I love that it is 8 quarts. I can finally fit large roasts in it, and lots of liquid if needed. The “pot” itself is removable for easy cleaning, too!
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notimefordiy says
June 12, 2015 at 8:13 amThis looks delicious and I LOVE that you can do it in the crock pot! Crock pot cooking is my favorite. Great co-hosting the #HomeMattersParty with you again this week!
Kristi says
June 12, 2015 at 8:27 amIt is absolutely delicious! & yes, I was so glad I figured out that it worked in the crockpot. Hope you like it! & great to co-host with you again this week! Thanks for stopping by.
Life With Lorelai says
June 12, 2015 at 7:52 pmYou’re right, it’s an interesting array of ingredients, but I can’t wait to give this a try! It sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing and for being such an awesome co-host at the #HomeMattersParty 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Kristi says
June 15, 2015 at 2:18 pmYes, they are weird. But the end result is so good. I recently say a recipe that was similar, but they used apricot preserves instead of the cranberries. I tried it, and my kids still liked this recipe better. 🙂 Hope you like it! & thanks so much for having me as a host at #HomeMattersParty. I’ve loved being a part of your link party.
Kristen from The Road to Domestication says
June 15, 2015 at 10:40 amOVEN bbq! I’ve never done that before – what a great idea! Thanks so much for being a co-host at the #HomeMattersParty – we LOVE having you!
Kristi says
June 15, 2015 at 2:16 pmIt is so crazy delicious, Kristen! You are going to LOVE it! & thanks again for having me as a co-host at #HomeMattersParty. It’s been so fun! Blessings!
Rhonda Melogy says
June 16, 2015 at 6:02 amI love the crockpot option! Always looking for easy meals that everyone will eat! Thanks for linking up #HomeMatters Linky Party. Hope you will be back this week! Rhonda
Kristi says
June 16, 2015 at 11:36 amThanks, Rhonda! You will love this recipe! It made me realize that there are probably more of my meals that I could be throwing in my crockpot. Thanks for co-hosting with me at #HomeMattersParty
Brianne says
July 21, 2015 at 2:09 pmJust saw your periscope & always love to try new crockpot meals especially with goinging into my first year of homeschool. I have a great crock pot meal with all trader joes items ( woohoo for trader joes)
4 chicken breast
1 jar of salsa autentica
1 countainer of salsa especial (in the fridge area)
1 can corn
1 can black beans
1/2 bunch of cilantro diced up
Super easy super yummy served over jasmine rice.
Kristi says
July 21, 2015 at 5:00 pmWe LOVE Trader Joe’s, too! I will totally try your recipe! Thanks so much for sharing it.