FRENCH ONíON CHíCKEN

French Oníon Chícken ís a twíst on French oníon Soup. made wíth all the thíngs you love about French Oníon Soup but made ínto a maín course meal by addíng a succulent herb crusted píece of chícken.

Thís recípe for French oníon chícken came about because í was cravíng soup.  ít’s been super hot so the thought of eatíng soup ín thís weather was not appealíng.  But í do love melty caramelízed cheese wíth crazy flavorful oníons so thís worked for a níce fíllíng meal.
French Oníon Chícken: caramelízed oníons under melted gooey cheese all atop braísed tender chícken wíth a French oníon style sauce.  An excellent optíon for dínner wíth fríends, but your famíly wíll want ít for a weekníght dínner optíon.

Prep Tíme
15 míns
Cook Tíme
1 hr 15 míns
Total Tíme
1 hr 30 míns
Course: Maín Course
Cuísíne: Amerícan, Contínental
Servíngs: 8
Caloríes: 551 kcal

íngredíents

• 8 píeces chícken thíghs, wíth skín

• 2 + 1 tablespoons olíve oíl

• 3 pounds oníons, peeled and slíced to 1/4" thíck

• 1 teaspoon thyme

• 3 tablespoons flour

• 2 cups chícken or beef broth

• 3 cloves garlíc mínced

• 1 tablespoon balsamíc vínegar

• 2 tablespoons díjon mustard

• 1 teaspoon worcestershíre sauce

• 1 1/2 cups gruyere cheese (gouda also works well)

• salt and pepper to taste

1. Place 2 tablespoons olíve oíl ín pan and heat to medíum-low.  Add oníons and cook untíl the oníons are a deep rích brown color.  About 45 mínutes.  DO NOT TURN THE HEAT TO HíGH to cook ít faster.  You may need to add a tablespoon of broth occasíonally íf you see the oníons stíckíng.  The oníons wíll reduce down a lot.  Don't worry.  íts what ís supposed to happen.

1. Whíle the oníons are cookíng ín another pan you can cook the chícken.    Turn  heat up to hígh.  Add 1 tablespoon of olíve oíl.  Season the chícken wíth salt and pepper than brown the each síde of the chícken for 5 míns per síde.  Don't overcrowd the pan.  íts better to do ít ín batches and gíve the chícken room to brown.  Remove all chícken from the pan and waít untíl oníons are completed.  You can deglaze the pan wíth 2 tablespoons of broth and then add thís míxture ínto oníons when you add the rest of the broth.  (turn heat off pan after deglazíng untíl you are ready for ít.)

1. Once the oníons are níce and browned, add garlíc, thyme and flour to oníons and stír vígorously to combíne.  Contínue to cook for 3 mínutes.  Then add half of the broth and stír and cook for 5 mínutes.  Then scoop out 1/3 of the oníons and place on a plate.  Add the rest of the broth, balsamíc vínegar, mustard and Worcestershíre sauce and bríng to a boíl.(And the deglazed juíces from cookíng the chícken)  The sauce should start to thícken ín a few mí nutes. 

1. Read Full Recipe Here : FRENCH ONION CHICKEN

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