Baked Chicken W Caramelized Sweet Onions Food

BAKED CHICKEN WITH SWEET ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 F. Grease a large, shallow baking pan or roasting pan .
• In a bowl, food storage bag, or pie plate, combine the flour, salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder.
• Toss chicken pieces with the seasoned flour until thoroughly coated.
• Place a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat; add the olive oil. Working in batches, add chicken pieces to the hot oil. Cook for about 5 minutes total, turning to brown the chicken pieces on all sides.
• Arrange the browned chicken pieces in the prepared baking pan.
• Add the onions to the skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, just until softened and coated with oil.
• Arrange the sweet onion slices around the chicken.
• Bake the chicken for about 45 minutes, or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked .*

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°; bring garlic and milk to boil; drain and discard milk; in a small metal baking pan toss garlic with 1 T oil; roast 13 minutes or until golden; cool a bit and put the garlic and it's cooking oil in a food processor; process to a paste; sprinkle with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Saute the onions in the butter and 1 T oil over medium-low heat; cook until golden, about 40 minutes; add vinegar, thyme and bay leaf and simmer until liquid is reduced by half, about 3 minutes; stir in cream and salt and pepper; set aside.
• While the onions are sauteing, preheat the oven to 450°; heat the remaining 1 T of oil in a large skillet; salt and pepper the chicken; place skin side down in skillet and cook until golden brown on one side only, about 4 minutes.
• Place chicken, skin side up, on a rimmed baking sheet and roast until internal temperature is 180°; spread garlic paste atop chicken pieces and bake another 5 minutes, until golden brown.
• Rewarm onions over medium-low heat; to serve plate onions and place 2 pieces of chicken atop them; garnish with parsley.

CHICKEN WITH BRIE AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large skillet; cook and stir the onion in the butter until caramelized, about 10 minutes. Stir in the sugar and cook until the sugar completely melts, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool completely.
• Mix together the flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish. Whisk together the egg and water in a small bowl. Dredge each chicken breast in the flour; shake off the excess flour and then dip the chicken in the egg and water mixture.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook the chicken in the hot oil until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes per side.
• Place 2 of the chicken breast halves in the bottom of a baking dish. Top each with about half the brie and half the caramelized onions. Lie the remaining chicken breast halves atop the brie and onions.
• Bake the chicken in the preheated oven until the cheese is melted and the chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
• While the chicken bakes, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Allow the butter to brown slightly before adding the vermouth; bring to a simmer and allow to cook until the liquid reduces by about half. Season with the thyme, salt, and pepper. Stir the arrowroot into the mixture to thicken. Serve the sauce over the chicken.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CARAMELIZED ONION SAUCE

Steps:

• Dry chicken well.
• Season chicken with salt, pepper, and thyme.
• In a large skillet, melt butter and olive oil and brown the chicken.
• Remove chicken and saute onions until almost caramelized, stirring occasionally, then add mushrooms and cook 3-4 minutes more.
• Add wine, Tarragon, season again with salt and pepper.
• Return chicken to pan and simmer, covered, 45 minutes or until done.
• Transfer chicken breasts to a warm platter.
• Boil pan juices 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and cool a few minutes.
• Add sour cream and mix well.
• Cook until heated through, stirring constantly.
• *Do not allow the sauce to boil.
• Pour sauce over chicken, top with sliced green onions and serve immediately.

CHICKEN WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat half of oil in frying pan over medium heat.
• Add onions and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Season with salt and pepper during cooking.
• Onions should become golden brown and caramelized.
• Remove onions from pan and set aside.
• Heat remaining oil in the same pan.
• Add chicken and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook 5 minutes on each side over medium heat.
• Add teriyaki sauce and lemon juice.
• Cook 1 minute.
• Transfer chicken breasts and all juices to ovenproof baking dish.
• Top with onions and all juices.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Broil 3 minutes in the oven til cheese is bubbly.

CHICKEN BREASTS W/MUSHROOMS & CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Season chicken breasts with seasoned salt and pepper.
• Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a skillet then add the breasts.
• Brown the breasts on medium heat on both sides, transfer to a baking dish and put into a 350°F oven to finish cooking.
• In the same skillet add another tbsp of oil and add the onions; sauté until translucent.
• Add a couple teaspoons of sugar and the red wine (optional) and sauté until the onions become caramelized.
• Set onions aside.
• Sauté the mushrooms in the skillet.
• Remove the breasts from the oven and spoon some of the caramelized onions atop each one, then spoon some sautéed mushrooms on each. Finally, sprinkle some blue cheese over the mushrooms and place under the broiler for a couple minutes until the cheese becomes slightly browned.
• Serve the breasts on a nest of angel hair pasta or bed of wild rice or couscous.