French Onion Chicken Skillet

Ingredients

• 3 tbspbutter
• 2onions, large, thinly sliced
• 1 tspthyme, dried, or 1 tbsp fresh
• ½ cupbeef broth
• 1 tspbalsamic vinegar
• 1½ lbchicken breasts, boneless, halved into 4 thin cutlets
• ½ tspgarlic powder
• 1 tbspolive oil
• 1½ cupGruyère cheese, shredded
• salt
• black pepper

Method

1. Melt the butter in an oven-safe skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onions and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring every few minutes, until deep golden and jammy.

   ⏱ 25 min

2. Add the thyme, broth and vinegar, scrape up the browned bits and simmer until thick, about 2 minutes. Spoon the onions into a bowl and wipe out the skillet.

3. Heat the oven to 400°F. Season the chicken with garlic powder, salt and pepper.

4. Heat the oil in the skillet over medium-high heat and sear the chicken until golden, about 3 minutes per side.

5. Spoon the onions over the chicken and cover with the Gruyère.

6. Bake until the chicken reaches 165°F and the cheese is melted.

   ⏱ 12 min

7. Turn on the broiler and broil until the cheese is bubbling and browned in spots, watching closely.

   ⏱ 2 min