Here’s a Mediterranean Honey Cranberry Chicken Bake 🍯🍗🍒—sweet, savory, and perfect for an easy oven dinner.
Mediterranean Honey Cranberry Chicken Bake
Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 4 chicken breasts or thighs (boneless or bone-in)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- Optional Mediterranean add-ins:
- ¼ cup Kalamata olives, sliced
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese (added after baking)
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- Preheat to 375°F (190°C).
- Lightly grease a baking dish.
- Season chicken
- Pat chicken dry and season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Place in the baking dish.
- Make the sauce
- In a bowl, whisk olive oil, garlic, honey, cranberry sauce, lemon juice, oregano, thyme, and paprika.
- Assemble
- Pour sauce evenly over the chicken.
- Sprinkle dried cranberries (and olives, if using) around and over the chicken.
- Bake
- Cover loosely with foil and bake 30 minutes.
- Uncover and bake an additional 10–15 minutes, until chicken reaches 165°F (75°C) and sauce is slightly caramelized.
- Finish & serve
- Sprinkle with feta and fresh parsley before serving, if desired.
Serving Ideas
- 🍚 Serve over rice, couscous, or quinoa
- 🥔 Pair with roasted potatoes
- 🥦 Add a side of roasted vegetables or green beans
Tips & Variations
- 🌶 Add crushed red pepper for heat
- 🍊 Swap lemon juice for orange juice for a sweeter citrus note
- 🧄 Add sliced onions or shallots to the baking dish for extra flavor
If you’d like, I can also give you a one-pan sheet-pan version with veggies or a slow cooker version.
