Comfort food

French Onion Chicken Skillet

Name: French Onion Chicken Skillet
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 large yellow onions, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 1 cup low-sodium beef broth; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved horizontally; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 3 oz Gruyère, shredded; 4 oz baguette, sliced and toasted

Jammy onions, melted Gruyère, seared chicken.

45 min total25 min activeMakes 4 plates

High-proteinMethod in Pro

Everything you love about French onion soup, piled onto seared chicken: onions cooked slowly until deep and sweet, a splash of beef broth and thyme, then a blanket of Gruyère melted under the broiler. Toasted baguette slices soak up the juices like the soup's croutons would.

Ingredients

For 4 plates.

Onions

3 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup low-sodium beef broth
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Chicken

2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved horizontally
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon olive oil
3 oz Gruyère, shredded

To serve

4 oz baguette, sliced and toasted

Method

Cook the onions in the butter and oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat for 25 minutes, stirring every few minutes, until deep golden and jammy.
Meanwhile, slice the chicken into cutlets and season with salt.

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Tips

Give the onions the full 25 minutes; pale onions taste flat.
Use an ovenproof skillet so it can go straight under the broiler.

Food photo is AI-generated to show the finished dish. Recipe written with AI and checked by our QA process; nutrition computed from USDA data.

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