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French Onion Chicken
A deeply flavorful dish made with pan fried chicken breasts, along with a sauce of beautifully caramelized onions, white wine and fresh herbs, plus a blanketing finish of gruyere and parmesan cheese. It's an exceptional entree that's sure to impress!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 20m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
- pan
- skillet
- whisk
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a heavy bottom 4 quart saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Add onions and 2 pinches of salt and saute ⏱️ 10 minutes, tossing occasionally.
butter3 Tbsp
2
Reduce heat to medium-low, continue to cook until onions have broken down and caramelized, stirring frequently and scraping up bottom of pan to prevent burning (stir about every 2 to ⏱️ 3 minutes), cooking about 30 more minutes total. Add garlic, rosemary and thyme and cook ⏱️ 1 minute longer.
3
Pour in white wine and chicken broth scraping up browned bits from bottom. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer ⏱️ 15 minutes until liquid has reduced and alcoholic scent has cooked off (stir occasionally).
4
While the onion mixture is simmering cook the chicken in next step.
5
Heat olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper, then dredge once piece of chicken at a time in flour, coat both sides and shake off excess. Transfer chicken to skillet.
olive oil1 Tbsp
6
Cook chicken until golden brown on each side, and center registers 160 degrees, about 5 to ⏱️ 6 minutes per side.
7
Whisk cornstarch and 1 Tbsp chicken broth then pour into reduced onion mixture, cook ⏱️ 30 seconds to thicken, while whisking. Add salt and pepper to taste as needed.
8
Pour onion mixture into skillet around the chicken.
9
Transfer oven rack near upper 1/3 of the oven and heat broiler. Cover chicken with Gruyere and parmesan cheese, then broil until melted, about ⏱️ 1 minute (keep a very close eye on it so it doesn't burn).
10
Spoon some of the onion mixture over chicken when serving.
Nutrition Facts
calories
498 kcal
fat Content
25 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
4 g
sodium Content
514 mg
protein Content
48 g
trans Fat Content
0.4 g
cholesterol Content
157 mg
carbohydrate Content
14 g
saturated Fat Content
12 g
unsaturated Fat Content
11 g
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