French Onion Chicken Thighs With Provolone Recipes

Steps:

• For the chicken: Add the flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, a nice pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper to a medium bowl. Stir to distribute. Add the chicken thighs and toss to coat. Let sit in the bowl.
• For the gravy: Add the butter and flour to a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir together with a wooden spoon and cook, stirring, until a deep brown color but not burning, about 6 minutes. Add the onions, Dijon, thyme, paprika and garlic and stir to coat. Slowly add the stock and stir. Raise the heat to a simmer and cook until thickened like gravy. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
• Add the oil to a large pan over medium-high heat. When it begins to swirl, shake the excess flour off the chicken and add to the pan. Sear on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes per side, then place in the gravy and simmer, covered, to complete cooking, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.
• Cover potatoes and garlic with water by 1 inch in a large pot. Bring to a boil, add salt and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain well.
• Put the potatoes and garlic back in the pot and cook over low heat to evaporate the rest of the water. Mash in the butter with a potato masher. Add the heavy cream in stages until the desired consistency is reached. Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onions and sugar in 3 tablespoons butter until golden brown. Stir in the flour, pepper and nutmeg until blended. Gradually stir in broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in the Parmesan cheese. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, melt remaining butter; add bread. Cook until golden brown on both sides. Ladle soup into 2 ovenproof bowls. Place a slice of cheese in each bowl; top with bread and remaining cheese. Bake at 375° until the cheese is bubbly, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400.
• 2. Combine beef broth, dry onion flakes, onion powder, Garlic powder, pepper, set aside.
• 3. Season chicken using the pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and parsley.
• 4. Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat, sear chicken for 3 minutes on each side. Place on a separate dish and set aside.
• 5. Toss in onion slices, cook til tender, (You may need to add 1 more tablespoon of olive oil, just use your judgement) stir in balsamic vinegar for 1 minute and add broth mixture, simmer for 3-5 minutes.
• 6. Add chicken back to the pan.Transfer pan to oven for 30 minutes.
• 7. Remove Skillet from oven return to stovetop on medium heat, add cornstarch and water mixture, heat till mixture thickens to a gravy. (I removed the chicken from the skillet to get a better mix and added chicken back to skillet)
• 8. Add a slice of provolone cheese to each thigh, cover on low heat till cheese is melted.
• 9. Serve.