French Onion Rooster – Sugar Spun Run

French onion hen turns the vintage soup right into a protein-rich weeknight dinner! My recipe comes in combination speedy and finishes within the oven with a gooey, tacky topping.

Weeknight French Onion Rooster

French onion hen no longer most effective comprises all of the wealthy flavors of French onion soup, however it additionally finishes such a lot sooner, making it an ideal anytime dinner. The wealthy, caramelized onion sauce is infused with white wine, thyme, and pork broth…there’s such a lot taste going down right here. And all of it comes in combination in a single pot with sufficient to feed the entire circle of relatives!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Tastes identical to French onion soup, however with an additional punch of protein from the hen. And it takes a fragment of the time to make!
• One pot dinner! A deep 12” skillet is absolute best as a result of you’ll be able to have compatibility the whole thing well. And in case you’re partial to one-pan dinners, check out my Greek hen orzo!
• The onions caramelize temporarily as a result of we shut them in with a lid (in case you’re frightened about your onions burning, stir in short midway via cooking). They’re no longer going to visit the similar stage of caramelization we do for the soup model, as a result of we don’t need to wait 60 mins for the onions to be totally in a position to get dinner at the desk. Taking them to this no longer totally caramelized however shut stage makes a pleasing, rather fast, and scrumptious weeknight dinner. 
• Can also be loved by itself, however as a result of its wealthy sauce I love to serve it over mashed potatoes. Upload an aspect of veggies or salad and a slice of sourdough, and you’ve got a pleasing meal.

What You Want

This flavorful dish makes use of simply 12 substances. All of those will likely be acquainted in case you’ve made French onion soup!

• Rooster breast. If yours are thick, lower them in part in order that they cook dinner just a little sooner (and so that you get a just right quantity of taste consistent with chew).
• Onions. I choose candy Vidalia onions for this dish. Yellow onions too can paintings, or a mix of the 2.
• White wine. Wine provides pretty intensity of taste to French onion hen (simply because it does with the soup). A dry white wine works absolute best on this recipe; this may well be pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc, or every other dry white wine you benefit from the flavor of. I’ve integrated notes within the recipe in case you choose not to use wine or simply to find your self without any available (you’ll desire a splash of vinegar).
• Red meat broth. We construct our French onion sauce/gravy on a pork broth base. It’s good to replace hen inventory however it gained’t come up with as wealthy or deep of a taste.
• Gruyere cheese. That is the vintage selection, however you have to as a substitute use mozzarella, provolone, and even Swiss cheese. No matter you utilize, I like to recommend freshly grating it; the pre-shredded stuff gained’t soften as well!

SAM’S TIP: Whilst we’re including dried thyme, some contemporary thyme makes a pleasing garnish too!

That is simply an outline of the substances I used and why. For the entire recipe please scroll all the way down to the ground of the submit!

How one can Make French Onion Rooster

1. Minimize your onions into skinny slices, then set them apart. You do need them skinny, too! The thicker they’re, the longer it’s going to take them to correctly caramelize.
2. Sear the hen in avocado or olive oil over medium-high warmth, then take away to a plate.
3. Prepare dinner the onions in melted butter for 10 mins with the lid on, then take away the lid and stay cooking till the onions are softened and caramelized. Stir within the garlic.
4. Upload the wine and cook dinner till diminished, then sprinkle within the flour and stir till absorbed. Toast the flour by means of letting it cook dinner some other 30 seconds or so, then upload the meat broth and seasonings.

SAM’S TIPS FOR SEARING: When searing your hen, be sure that your pan is sizzling and, after hanging the hen let sit down undisturbed for a number of mins prior to flipping it. Give the hen breasts house, as hanging them too shut in combination can sluggish the cooking and motive the beef to steam somewhat than sear, turning it grey somewhat than brown (a ignored alternative for taste!). In case your pan isn’t sufficiently big to sear all of the meat immediately, sear it in batches; you’ll most likely wish to upload a little bit extra oil between batches.

5. Upload the hen again to the pan and let it heat, then sprinkle the cheese on best.
6. Broil till the cheese is bubbly and toasted. I choose to do that step (like when making French onion soup), however you’ll be able to all the time upload the cheese then simply duvet the pan with a lid for a minute or two till the cheese melts prior to serving. It gained’t be crisped or golden, however it’ll nonetheless be melty and just right.

SAM’S TIP: The recipe signifies salting (and pepper-ing) to flavor. It’s because how a lot salt you’ll want may just range very much relying on how liberally you season your hen prior to cooking it and the way salted your broth is. I’ve made it up to now and no longer wanted so as to add any further salt in any respect. At all times taste-test. If the dish tastes bland at ALL, it way you wish to have extra salt. 

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