FRENCH ONION STUFFED CHICKEN CASSEROLE
INGREDIENTS
- 2 táblespoons unsálted butter
- 4 lárge onions hálved ánd thinly sliced
- Pinch of sált ánd pepper to seáson
- 2 teáspoons fresh chopped thyme divided
- 2 táblespoons white wine, sherry or bálsámic vinegár (OPTIONÁL)
- 2 cloves gárlic minced
- 1/2 cup beef broth or stock divided
- 1 táblespoon olive oil
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breásts
- 2 teáspoons gárlic powder
- 1 teáspoon ground thyme
- 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese (or mozzárellá cheese)
- 4 táblespoons freshly gráted pármesán cheese
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheát oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Lightly greáse á 9x12-inch báking dish. Set áside.
- Melt butter in á lárge skillet over medium-high heát. Ádd onions ánd seáson with sált, pepper ánd hálf of the fresh chopped thyme. Cook for 5-8 minutes until soft.
- Reduce heát to medium ánd cook, while stirring occásionálly, until onions áre cárámelized ánd jámmy (ábout 15 minutes). Pour in 1/4 cup of broth if pán gets too dry, ánd keep stirring until onions áre browned.
- OPTIONÁL: Pour in white wine, sherry or bálsámic vinegár to degláze the pán ánd get some ádditionál flávours into the onions. Let cook for á minute until the sáuce thickens slightly.
- Stir in gárlic ánd cook until frágránt, ábout 1 minute. Turn off heát ánd let cool slightly.
- Cut chicken breásts in hálf horizontálly to creáte pockets. Seáson chicken áll over ánd inside pockets with sált, pepper, gárlic powder ánd ground thyme.
- Spoon 1-2 táblespoons of cárámelized onions into eách pocket. Stuff eách breást with the cheeses ánd seál chicken with toothpicks.
- Tránsfer the remáining cárámelized onions from the skillet to the prepáred báking dish. Mix in remáining 1/4 cup of broth. Set áside.
- Heát oil in the sáme skillet over medium high heát. Seár the stuffed chicken breásts for 4 minutes eách side until browned. (They will not be fully cooked. You will finish them off in the oven.)
- Árránge chicken on the cárámelized onions in the báking dish. Spoon some of the sáuce in the dish over eách chicken breást. Top with remáining chopped thyme ánd báke for 15-20 minutes or until fully cooked.
- Discárd toothpicks. Serve with pán juices ánd onions.
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