French Onion Chicken

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp butter
• 2 large onions, sliced very thin
• 1 cup broth
• 4 medium chicken breasts
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp arrowroot powder (or cornstarch)
• 1 cup grated gruyere cheese (mozzarella works as well)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. In a large skillet, heat 2 tbsp of butter over medium-high heat.
3. Once hot, add in all of the sliced onions and 1/4 cup beef broth. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until browned and softened.
4. While onions are cooking, pound chicken breasts with mallot or roller until even and thinner that before. Anywhere around 1 inch thick all around.
5. Season both sides of chicken with thyme, salt, and pepper.
6. Set finished onions aside in a bowl. Add 1 tbsp of butter to skillet and then add chicken.
7. Sear chicken for 5 minutes on each side. Once it has been seared on each side, set chicken aside on a plate and turn down stovetop to medium-low heat.
8. In a small bowl, mix together 3/4 cup broth with 1 tbsp arrowroot powder.
9. Add onions back to skillet, along with the broth arrowroot mixture. Whisk together for 2-3 minutes or until thickened. Turn off heat.
10. Add chicken back to skillet and using a spoon, cover the chicken with the onions and sauce.
11. Top each chicken breast with finely shredded gruyere cheese.
12. Transfer skillet to oven and bake for 8-10 minutes or until internal temp reads 165F.