FRENCH ONION CHICKEN THIGHS
French onion chicken thighs is a recipe my family loves. We like them over rice or mashed potatoes but they are good over pasta, too. You could make this recipe using just about any parts of the chicken and you can use the bone-in thighs with the skin on as well. This recipe is versatile, can be reheated in the microwave or oven and keeps several days refrigerated.
French Onion Chicken Thighs Ingredients Needed:
6 to 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
All-purpose flour
Smoked paprika
Garlic powder
Black pepper
Butter
Onion
2 (10.5 ounce) cans Campbells French Onion Soup
Mozzarella cheese
I did not add salt to this recipe since the onion soup is salty. You can add more salt if you wish, but I don’t feel this dish needs it, but we always get questions asking “no salt?”. This dish makes a wonderful gravy so I love to serve it with something the gravy goes well with, like mashed potatoes or rice. Very versatile and a wonderful meal. We cook a lot with our cast iron skillet but if you don’t have a skillet you can put in the oven just use a casserole dish.
Tips for this dish:
- You can easily cut this recipe in half and make it for just 2 people.
- Add mushrooms to the onions.
- Serve over rice, mashed potatoes, egg noodles.
- Can use bone-in chicken and any cut of chicken. May just need to alter the cooking time. You just want the cooked temperature to reach 165 degrees.
- You don’t dilute the soup with water, just use it right out of the can.
Great reviews on this dish and check out the comment section for more:
“I made this for dinner and my family loved every bite. This dish is so easy and flavorful. I served it over rice but I’m gonna make it next week and do egg noodles. Thank you so much for your recipes!” – Linda
“Love this recipe! Made as written and thought it was perfect. I served each portion over a slice of garlic toast and everyone thought it was better than French onion soup.” – Lisa
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French Onion Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 large onion peeled and cut into rings
- 2 10.5 cans Campbells French Onion Soup do not dilute
- 2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a skillet on top of the stove and brown the onion rings in the butter. Remove onions and set aside. Whisk together the all-purpose flour, smoked paprika, garlic powder and black pepper in a bowl. Coat each chicken thigh in the flour mixture.
- Brown chicken thighs in the skillet you removed the onions from until golden brown. You can add more butter if there is not enough left in your skillet from frying the onions. Once thighs are brown, sprinkle onions over them, pour in the two cans of French onion soup and sprinkle shredded Mozzarella cheese over the top.
- I used a 10 inch iron skillet to make this in. If you don’t have an iron skillet, you can use a baking dish or casserole dish. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes uncovered. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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