Cheesy French Onion Chicken

🥘 Ingredients

• beef stock concentrate
  1 tbsp
• black pepper
  ¼ tsp
• butter
  3 tbsp
• carrot
  4 unit
• chicken cutlets
  4 pieces
• demi-baguette
  1 unit
• garlic powder
  ½ tsp
• lemon
  1 unit
• olive oil
  3 tbsp
• onion
  1 unit
• salt
  ½ tsp
• sugar
  ½ tsp
• swiss cheese
  2 slices
• thyme
  1 tsp
• water
  3 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• baking sheet
• large pan
• small bowl

1. 

   1

   Preheat oven to 425°F. Trim, peel, and cut carrot on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion . Strip leaves from thyme stems and mince. Zest and quarter lemon .

   carrot: 4 unit, onion: 1 unit, thyme: 1 tsp, lemon: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   Toss carrots on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil , salt , and black pepper . Roast on middle rack until browned and tender ⏱️ 20 minutes .

   olive oil: 3 tbsp, salt: ½ tsp, black pepper: ¼ tsp
3. 

   3

   While carrots roast, heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened ⏱️ 5 minutes . Reduce heat to medium. Stir in minced thyme and sugar . Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is lightly caramelized ⏱️ 3 minutes . Add splashes of water if onion browns too quickly.

   sugar: ½ tsp, water: 3 tbsp
4. 

   4

   Stir in beef stock concentrate , 2 TBSP water, and a squeeze of lemon juice into pan with onion; scrape up browned bits. Cook until reduced and saucy ⏱️ 1 minute . Turn off heat; stir in 1 TBSP butter until melted. Season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice if desired. Transfer to a small bowl . Wipe out pan.

   beef stock concentrate: 1 tbsp, butter: 3 tbsp
5. 

   5

   Place 2 TBSP butter in a second small microwave-safe bowl; microwave until just softened ⏱️ 10 seconds . Stir in ¼ tsp garlic powder and salt. Halve demi-baguette ; spread cut sides with garlic butter. When carrots have 4-5 minutes left, place baguette halves cut sides up on the same sheet; toast until golden ⏱️ 5 minutes .

   garlic powder: ½ tsp, demi-baguette: 1 unit
6. 

   6

   While garlic bread toasts, pat chicken cutlets dry with paper towels; season all over with remaining garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in the pan used for onion over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through ⏱️ 3 minutes per side. In the last 1-2 minutes of cooking, top chicken with caramelized onion and swiss cheese ; cover pan until cheese melts ⏱️ 1 minute .

   chicken cutlets: 4 pieces, swiss cheese: 2 slices
7. 

   7

   Carefully toss roasted carrots with lemon zest. Halve garlic bread on a diagonal if desired. Divide chicken, carrots, and garlic bread between plates. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.