French Onion Baked Chicken
Recipe courtesy of South Texas Onions
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Caramelized Onions:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 medium sweet onions sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
- 2/3 cup beef broth
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella gruyere or fontina cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F. In large pan over medium-high heat, heat oil. Sear chicken breasts 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove from pan.
- To make caramelized onions: In separate pan over medium-high heat, heat butter and olive oil. Once butter is melted and bubbling, add onions. Let sit 5 minutes.
- Turn heat to low and cover onions. Cook 20 minutes, stirring halfway through.
- Stir in salt, fresh thyme and garlic; cover onions. Cook 10 minutes.
- Stir in balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire, beef broth and Dijon mustard. Cover and cook 10-15 minutes, or until onions are brown and jammy. Stir onions every 10 minutes.
- Place chicken breasts in greased baking dish. Top with onions then cheese. Place any additional onions in bottom of dish.
- Bake 30-35 minutes, or until chicken reaches internal temperature of 165 F.