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Home · Recipes · Chicken · Baked Chicken Recipe with Onions and Colby Jack Cheese

Published: Apr 4, 2017 by Kelly Anthony · 5 CommentsThis post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy.

Baked Chicken Recipe with Onions and Colby Jack Cheese

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An easy baked chicken recipe featuring chicken breasts, sautéed onions, and Colby Jack cheese. Perfect for quick weeknight dinners!

A close up shot of sliced smothered chicken with onions and melty cheese.

Baked Chicken. People are always looking for something different to do with baked chicken. Why? Because it just so happens to be a total snooze-fest. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are boring on their own, no matter how perfectly you cook them. Facts are facts: Chicken needs a little love when it comes to the flavor department.

Like most things that require a little sprucing up, accessories don’t typically hurt one bit. In this case, we will be dressing up our chicken breasts with sautéed onions and melty Colby Jack cheese. Yes, please. The real beauty of it is, it’s not going to require that much more effort or mess. The onions are sautéed in the same pan that the chicken breasts are seared and baked in, and beyond that, all thats left is to grate some cheese to top it all off. It’s delicious, it’s easy and it’s anything but boring. Please, enjoy!

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5 from 8 votes

Onion Smothered Chicken

An easy baked chicken recipe featuring chicken breasts, sautéed onions, and Colby Jack cheese. 
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Total Time55 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Smothered Chicken
Servings: 4
Calories: 516kcal
Author: Kelly Anthony

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 tablespoon + ¼ cup Canola oil separated
  • 4 teaspoons of TAK House Seasoning or your favorite poultry spice blend recipe at TheAnthonyKitchen.com
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 yellow onions halved and thinly sliced
  • 1 ⅓ cups Colby Jack cheese freshly grated

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° and have ready a baking dish just large enough to house the chicken breasts.
  • Add two chicken breasts to a gallon-sized, freezer-safe zip top bag. Press air out of the bag, seal it and using the smooth end of a meat mallet, or a rolling pin, pound out the chicken breast until it is a ½” thick and of uniform thickness. Remove from the bag, set aside and repeat with remaining chicken breasts. Remove any loose flaps of chicken with a sharp knife and discard, or reserve for another use. 
  • Pat chicken breasts dry with a paper towel and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of Canola oil. Season both sides of each breast with a ½ teaspoon of TAK House Seasoning and pat to adhere.
  • In a large, oven-safe sauté pan, heat a ¼ cup of oil over medium-high heat. Once the oil has come to temperature, add the butter. Immediately after the foaming has resided, add chicken breasts, taking care not to overcrowd the pan. Sear 5-6 minutes, without moving or jostling, until it has developed a golden-brown color. Turn and allow to sear on opposite side for about 4-5 minutes more until golden in color as well. Remove from the pan, place chicken in a baking dish and repeat with the two remaining chicken breasts.
  • Add the onions to the pan and sauté, gently scraping up any browned bits left over from the chicken. Allow to cook for 10-15 minutes, until they begin to take on a dark caramel color. 
  •  Remove from heat and spoon onions over the chicken breasts. Top each breast with a ⅓ of a cup of cheese, slightly pinching it together as you place it on top. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes. Allow to cool slightly and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 516kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 59g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 201mg | Sodium: 532mg | Potassium: 1034mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 765IU | Vitamin C: 6.8mg | Calcium: 404mg | Iron: 3.1mg

Would pair well with:

Perfect Potato and Leek Soup, TAK Dinner Rolls, Decadent Mashed Potatoes, Twice-Baked Potatoes, Simple and Fresh Green Beans, Freshly Steamed Broccoli

 

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  1. Pavani says

    March 17, 2020 at 4:12 pm

    That is such a delicious and flavorful chicken dish. LOVE caramelized onions on just about anything. I can imagine how yummy this whole meal must have tasted.

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  2. Farah Abumaizar says

    March 17, 2020 at 4:27 pm

    This really does look perfect. Nothing like cheesy chicken for comfort! Thanks for the recipe, can't wait to try it out!

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  3. Bry says

    March 17, 2020 at 5:02 pm

    Such an easy but satisfying recipe - will definitely be making this again! Perfect for a midweek meal 🙂 xx

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  4. Jessica Formicola says

    March 17, 2020 at 5:32 pm

    This is my family's favorite chicken recipe! We make it all the time and it's always a hit!

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  5. Toni says

    March 17, 2020 at 6:06 pm

    This was really delicious! A new favorite dinner at my house!

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