Easy Orange Cranberry Glaze

Cinco de Mayo - Side Dish

A good, easy, yummy glaze that can be used on chicken or turkey. I came up with this a few years ago for Thanksgiving, to change up the old boring turkey. Everyone loved it. There was no left-over turkey that year.

Brief

Prep 5 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 15 mins

Servings: 30

Yield: 30 servings

Easy Orange Cranberry Glaze

Ingredients

1 cup orange juice

1 cup packed dark brown sugar

1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce

1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick

Ultimate Frozen Strawberry Margarita

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Mix together the orange juice brown sugar and cranberry sauce in a saucepan stirring to dissolve the sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil drop in the cinnamon stick and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook stirring frequently until the cranberry sauce is melted and the glaze is hot and bubbling about 10 minutes.

Step 2

To use: brush the glaze all over a roasted turkey during the last 45 minutes of cooking. Return the turkey to the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes to set the glaze. Repeat several more times before the end of cooking time.

Nutritional Information

Easy Orange Cranberry Glaze

Servings Per Recipe:30

Calories: 54.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 0.1g

Carbohydrates: 14g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 0.2g 1%

Sugars: 13.5g

Vitamin A Iu: 23.2IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.1mg 1%

Vitamin C: 4.4mg 7%

Folate: 2.7mcg 1%

Calcium: 8.9mg 1%

Iron: 0.1mg 1%

Magnesium: 2.1mg 1%

Potassium: 30.7mg 1%

Sodium: 6.5mg

Calories From Fat: 0.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.