French Onion Chicken Skillet
My absolute favorite soup transformed into a weeknight skillet recipe! No essence of this soup is lost, from a bubbly, cheesey top to tender, smothered onions, all prepared in one pan!
If you don’t have a cast iron skillet, you could use a glass baking dish or casserole dish.
French Onion Chicken Skillet
All of your favorite elements of French Onion Soup in a high protein skillet that's perfect for any weeknight dinner!
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 large white onions thinly sliced
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts butterflied
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 jar of Heinz Caramelized Onion & Thyme Gravy
- 4 slices of Swiss cheese
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper on both sides. Butterfly each breast so a pocket is created in each piece of chicken. In a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, melt 2 tbsp of butter until sizzling. Place chicken in the skillet and sear each side for 1 min, remove from skillet.
- In the same pan, add the thinly sliced onions and sauté until onions are brown and caramelized, about 10 mins. Add 1 jar of Heinz Caramelized Onion & Thyme gravy— stir to combine.
- Return chicken to pan to stuff with onion mixture, there will be extra in the pan. Add a slice of Swiss cheese to the pocket in breast as well. Position both stuffed chicken breasts in the bed of onions mix and bake for 20 mins.
- Top both breasts after baking with a slice of Swiss cheese followed by shredded mozzarella. Broil until golden brown.
Notes
Plan for 1 chicken breast / person and 1 onion / chicken breast
