Creamy Chicken Nugget Skillet with Cranberry Sauce
Crispy golden nuggets tossed with tart cranberries and a silky pan sauce, comfort food that tastes nothing like a compromise.
- Per serving
- $1.56
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 25 min
- Whole dinner
- $6.24
Ingredients
2 lbs. Tyson All Natural White Meat Chicken Nuggets
On sale at BJ's: Tyson All Natural White Meat Chicken Nuggets, 5 lbs.
$5.99$9.991 cup Ocean Spray Cranberries
On sale at BJ's: Ocean Spray Cranberries, 2 lbs.
$3.993 tablespoons Sugar
pantry1/4 cup Water
pantry1 teaspoon Orange zest
about $0.751/2 cup Heavy cream
about $2.001/4 cup Chicken broth
about $1.502 tablespoons Olive oil
pantry1/2 teaspoon Salt
pantry1/4 teaspoon Black pepper
pantry2 cups cooked Rice pilaf or egg noodles
about $1.00
Prices are from BJ's the week of October 4, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Cook the rice or noodles according to package directions and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the frozen nuggets, stirring occasionally until golden and cooked through, about 12 to 15 minutes.
- In a small pot, combine the cranberries, sugar, water and orange zest, simmer for 5 minutes until the berries break down, then stir in the cream and broth.
- Add the cranberry sauce to the skillet with the nuggets, toss to coat, season with salt and pepper.
- Serve over rice or noodles.
Why it’s cheap
2 of the 11 ingredients were on sale at BJ's the week of October 4, 2026, led by tyson all natural white meat chicken nuggets at $5.99 instead of $9.99.
The sale items rang up $4.00 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $1.56 a serving, or $6.24 for 4 servings.
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