Onion Smothered Chicken
An easy baked chicken recipe featuring chicken breasts, sautéed onions, and Colby Jack cheese.
Servings: 4
Calories: 516kcal
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