French Onion Soup Chicken Bake

You get both simplicity and rich flavor with this dish! Chicken is cooked in a savory French onion broth and topped with melted cheese creating a mouthwatering dish made with just 6 easy-to-find ingredients! Elevate your weeknight dinner with this quick and easy chicken recipe that tastes great served with rice and a veggie. Ready in just 40 minutes!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American, French

Recipe Type Baked, Cast Iron Skillet, Chicken, High-Protein Meals, Quick Dinner, Served Hot, Skillet Dishes, Spring Dinner

Skill Level Easy

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 35

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 336kcal

Author Angela G.

Equipment

cast iron skillet

Ingredients

2 tablespoon butter
4 chicken breasts
1 red onion thinly sliced
2 oz package French onion soup mix
½ cup beef broth (4oz)
¾ cup shredded mozzarella and provolone cheese blend

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350˚.
Pound flat and season chicken. Lay chicken breast on a cutting board and cover with plastic wrap. Pound flat to achieve an even thickness.
Season both sides with salt and pepper as desired.
Sear chicken. In a cast iron skillet, or oven-safe pan, melt butter over medium-high heat.
Add chicken breasts to the skillet and sear each side for about 2 minutes or until lightly browned.
Remove seared chicken and set aside.
Sauté onion and create broth. Add sliced onion to skillet. Sauté onion for a 3-5 minutes until translucent and starts to caramelize. Stir to prevent burning. You want the color to be brown, not black. Adjust the heat down as needed to prevent blackening.
Once onions are caramelized, add the onion soup package and beef broth.
Add chicken to broth, top with cheese. Return the seared chicken to the skillet. Spoon some sauce over the chicken.
Sprinkle shredded cheese evenly over top of the chicken.
Bake. Carefully transfer the skillet into the preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165˚. Cheese should be bubbling and golden brown.
Serve. Serve your French onion chicken hot, spooning some of the flavorful sauce over the chicken.
Garnish with fresh parsley if desired.

Notes

If you don't have a cast iron skillet, you can use a dutch oven or transfer chicken to a baking dish. Using the same pan from stove top to oven is more ideal though so you don't lose those flavors in the pan.

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