HappyCook80's Recipe

Chicken Cranberry-Orange Focaccia

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Chicken Cranberry-Orange Focaccia

1 3/4 pounds bone-in chicken breast halves
6 fresh thyme sprigs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
1/2 cup orange segments
2 tablespoons sugar
1 12 ounce loaf focaccia bread
1/3 cup crumbled goat cheese
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
3 large lettuce leaves

With fingers, carefully loosen skin from the chicken breast to form a pocket. Place thyme sprigs under the skin and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Place in an 11" x 7" baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 170 degrees.

Set chicken aside until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bones and discard bones and slice chicken. Place the cranberries, orange segments and sugar in a small food processor and cover and process until blended.

Cut focaccia in half horizontally. Layer with cheese, lettuce, cranberry mixture, chicken and pecans and replace top. Cut into six wedges.
Serves 6.