French Onion Chicken
I recreated one my favorite Home Chef meals and had to share it with you!
Ingredients
- 1 lb thin boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup shredded monterey jack cheese in addition to amount in topping
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- avocado oil spray olive oil works too!
Topping
- 1 shallot finely diced
- 4 tbsp 1/3 less fat cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
Instructions
Making Topping
- Peel and thinly slice shallot
- Add sliced shallot to saucepan with spray oil and cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally until golden brown
- Transfer cooked shallot to small mixing bowl and add 1/4 cup shredded cheese and 2 tbsp cream cheese
- Set bowl with topping to the side
Prepare Chicken
- Preheat oven broiler
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking oil, set aside
- In a small bowl, combine onion powder and sea salt
- Season both sides of chicken breasts with onion salt mixture
- Heat a large pan with spray oil over medium-high heat and add chicken breasts
- Cook chicken breasts for about 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through
- Transfer cooked chicken breasts to prepared baking sheet and spread topping over the top of the chicken, and then sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup shredded cheese evenly over the top of the cheese mixture
- Place under broiler until cheese is melted, approximately 1-2 minutes
- Serve with your favorite side dish for a complete meal your entire family will enjoy (except your picky kids who will only eat chicken if it's breaded and shaped like a dinosaur)