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Easy French Onion Chicken
This French Onion Chicken will be one of the best chicken dinners you ever sink your teeth into! It boasts the classic rich, complex, umami flavors of French onion soup but in an easy skillet chicken form! This French Onion Chicken Recipe is made with juicy, golden, pan seared chicken breasts, golden caramelized onions enveloped in velvety sauce, all blanketed with three types of ooey-gooey cheese. The one skillet cooking method makes this recipe a weeknight dinner homerun with hardly any cleanup and the intoxicating flavors are so swoon worthy, it will impress for any special occasion or holiday! Serve this French Onion Chicken over a bed of mashed potatoes and you have a spectacular, simple, saucy, repeat favorite.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 10m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 50 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- whisk
- skillet
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Prep chicken: Whisk the flour and all chicken seasoning together in a shallow dish. Dredge each breast in the mixture, shake off any excess, then transfer to a dry surface.
tablespoons flour2 1/2flour2 tablespoons
2
Cook chicken: Melt the 2 tablespoons butter in 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large, oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add chicken and cook for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes or until golden (it will finish cooking in the oven). Transfer chicken to a plate and tent with foil, don't wipe out skillet.
olive oil1 tablespoon
3
Caramelize onions: Melt 4 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in the chicken drippings over medium heat. Add the onions, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are caramelized and deep golden brown, about ⏱️ 20-25 minutes. Turn down the heat and/or add additional butter/olive oil if the onions start to scorch.
olive oil1 tablespoon
4
Preheat oven: The last ⏱️ 10 minutes or so of cooking the onions, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
5
Make sauce: Once the onions are caramelized, add the garlic, red pepper flakes, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce and cook for ⏱️ 30 seconds. Add the flour and cook for one minute. Add the beef broth, beef bouillon and all sauce seasonings. Bring to a simmer until thickened. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired (I don't add any.)
Worcestershire sauce1 tablespoontablespoons flour2 1/2flour2 tablespoonsbeef bouillon1 teaspoon
6
Add cheese: Once the sauce thickened, add the chicken back to the skillet; spoon some sauce over the chicken. Top each piece of chicken with one slice of provolone cheese followed by shredded Gruyere and Parmesan.
provolone cheese4 slices
7
Bake: Transfer the oven-safe skillet to preheated oven and bake at 400 degrees F for ⏱️ 10-15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and chicken is cooked through. To serve, spoon more sauce over the chicken. This dish is fabulous served with mashed potatoes.
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