Cheese Smothered Onion Soup Food

SUNNY'S EASY SMOTHERED FRENCH ONION CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• For the chicken: Add the flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, a nice pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper to a medium bowl. Stir to distribute. Add the chicken thighs and toss to coat. Let sit in the bowl.
• For the gravy: Add the butter and flour to a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir together with a wooden spoon and cook, stirring, until a deep brown color but not burning, about 6 minutes. Add the onions, Dijon, thyme, paprika and garlic and stir to coat. Slowly add the stock and stir. Raise the heat to a simmer and cook until thickened like gravy. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
• Add the oil to a large pan over medium-high heat. When it begins to swirl, shake the excess flour off the chicken and add to the pan. Sear on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes per side, then place in the gravy and simmer, covered, to complete cooking, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.
• Cover potatoes and garlic with water by 1 inch in a large pot. Bring to a boil, add salt and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain well.
• Put the potatoes and garlic back in the pot and cook over low heat to evaporate the rest of the water. Mash in the butter with a potato masher. Add the heavy cream in stages until the desired consistency is reached. Season with salt and pepper.

ONION CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the onion in butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Stir in cheese until melted. Serve with croutons and; if desired, top with Parmesan cheese and minced chives.

FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add onions; cook 15 min. or until golden brown, stirring frequently. Add beef broth, water and bay leaf; stir. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Heat broiler. Ladle soup evenly into 6 ovenproof bowls; top each bowl of soup with 2 toast slices. Sprinkle evenly with cheeses.
• Broil 5 to 10 min. or until cheese is golden brown.

BALSAMIC FRENCH ONION SMOTHERED STEAK

Steps:

• 1 or or more before frying your steak, place in a bowl with salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar, and white wine vinegar. Let marinate.
• When ready to start cooking. Get your french onion soup out. Preferably your leftover french onion soup was packed with onions and garlic. Place your french onion soup in a pan on about medium high and get a simmering boil to thicken it up and reduce it. Once it gets to the flavor and consistency thats acceptable to you, add about a tablespoon of corn starch with a little water into the soup and thicken it more till it's like a gravy. Add your half & half cream.
• Heat a pan to medium high heat and add some butter and some olive oil. And if you have it, some rosemary. Once heated, place steak alone in pan and let cook a few minutes until the sides begin to rise in brown. Turn over and cook more.
• Once both sides are cooked, place the leftover vinegar juices in the pan to roast up with the steak. If the sauce starts to caramelize, add a little water.
• When your steak is getting close to the doness you prefer (my pic displays a medium). Now pour some of the gravy over your steak. Picking up all the vinegar juices that cooked up. Once your steak is about done, put it on a plate and let it sit. Place a slice of swiss on top of it you prefer.
• Pour your desired amount of french onion sauce over your steak and enjoy.

CHEESE SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Brown chicken breast in butter or margarine.
• Add cheese soup, tomatoes, onion, and basil.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.