Ruby-Red Grapefruit Chicken

Long ago, former President Gerald R. Ford (or more likely, Betty) submitted this easy cranberry chicken recipe to a magazine as one of his favorite dishes. It's pretty and tasty and easy, especially if you cheat a bit and use canned grapefruit sections as I usually do. Stash the rest of the can of cranberries in a baggie in the freezer til the next time you make this dish.

Peel and section 2 ruby-red grapefruit, squeezing all the juice from the membranes into a small saucepan. ( or, use a can of grapefruit sections and about 1/2 c. juice). Add 1/2 c whole-berry cranberry sauce (not jellied), 2-3 heaping TB honey, 1/4 tsp ground cloves, 1/4 tsp salt and mix well. Bring to a boil and stir in grapefruit sections.Remove from heat. Adjust the honey if necessary- but it shouldnt be overly sweet. Sugar-free honey saves calories!

Brown a fying chicken in 3 TB butter, then place in shallow baking dish. Top with grapefruit-cranberry sauce. Bake in a preheated 350 oven for about 45 minutes, basting often.