4.7 from 9 votes
French Onion Chicken
If you've never tried a French Onion Chicken recipe before, buckle up. This is the juiciest, most flavorful chicken topped with melty gruyere cheese and smothered with caramelized onions.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 412 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter divided
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 chicken breasts pounded or cut to be 1/2 inch thick (or less)
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2 whole yellow onions sliced thin
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 cup marsala or red wine
- 1 cup beef broth
Finishing the dish:
- 1 tablespoon butter softened
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 4 oz gruyere cheese grated
Instructions
- Place large, nonstick pan over medium heat heat. Add 1 tablespoon butter to the pan. Sprinkle salt and pepper over both sides of the chicken. Add to the preheated pan and brown on both sides and thoroughly cooked to 165 degrees F. Transfer browned chicken to a plate and cover with foil.
- To the hot pan, add other tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add onions, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper to the pan and stir to coat in spices, butter and oil. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally for 20-30 minutes or until completely soft and tender. If your onions are coloring before they are tenderizing, your heat may be too high. Reduce heat and continue cooking.
- Once onions are completely tender and browned all the way though, deglaze pan with marsala wine and cook down by half (this shouldn't take too long). Add in the beef broth. In a small bowl, stir butter and flour together to create a paste. Add to pan to thicken the gravy. Stir and cook 1 minute. Reduce heat to low.
- Add in chicken and cover to warm through, about 3 minutes. Add shredded gruyere cheese to chicken and cover to melt completely, another minute or two.
- Top chicken with dried parsley and cracked black pepper, if desired and serve hot.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
412kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
34g
(68%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
126mg
(42%)
Sodium
527mg
(22%)
Potassium
510mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
592IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
304mg
(30%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 412
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 412kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 126mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 527mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 510mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 592IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 304mg | 30% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.