Bistro French Onion Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• If cooking on stove top: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In an ovenproof skillet, melt butter and olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper (to taste).
• Panfry the chicken until both sides are golden but the chicken is not cooked through.
• Remove the chicken from the skillet, add the tomatoes and thyme to skillet and cook until the sauce has reduced a bit, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add the soup and cook another 4 minutes, seasoning with more salt and pepper if desired.
• Return the chicken to the skillet, and place in oven and cook for about 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• If using slow cooker: Saute' the chicken breasts as above, place them in the slow cooker, add the sauce ingredients and cook on high for 3 hours or so.

Steps:

• 1. In Large non stick skillet, cook and stir onion in 1 teaspoon oil over medium heat for 10 minutes. Stir in brown sugar and vinegar, cook 5-10 minutes more or till tender and golden brown. Remove, keep warm.
• 2. In same skillet brown chicken in remaining oil on both sides, add broth, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Transfer to 11 x 7 inch baking dish coated with spray; top with onion mixture.
• 3. Place bagette slice over each chicken breast, sprinkle with cheese. cover and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Unover and bake 3 to 5 minutes longer or till meat thermometer reads 170 degrees.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Spread crushed onions in a shallow bowl. Pour beaten egg into a separate shallow bowl.
• Dip chicken into beaten egg, then press into crushed onions. Gently tap chicken to let loose pieces fall away. Put breaded chicken to a baking sheet.
• Bake chicken until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).