Creamy Caramelized Onion Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 4-5 chicken thighs (bone in, skin on) seasoned with kosher salt and fresh black pepper to taste
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 2 tbs butter
- 4 cups onions thinly sliced
- 1 tsp kosher salt divided
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp thyme fresh, chopped, divided
- 1 tbs garlic chopped
- 10 oz button mushrooms sliced
- 1 tbs all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- parsley fresh, chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Add the oil and butter to a 10 inch skillet.
- Add the onions to the skillet along with a 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of sugar. Cook for 20 minutes over medium low heat, stirring often.
- Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes longer then remove the onions from the skillet.
- Place the seasoned chicken in the skillet skin side down. Cook for 4-5 minutes until browned then turn over and cook another 4-5 minutes on the other side.
- Remove the thighs to a plate and cover with foil.
- Add the mushrooms along with the other 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon of the thyme.
- Cook until mushrooms have browned, stirring, about 5-7 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the mushrooms, stir and cook for 1 minute longer.
- Slowly pour in the chicken broth, stir well to get everything off the bottom of the skillet.
- Place the chicken thighs back in the skillet, spooning some of the broth over the tops, cover and cook on medium-low heat for 25-30 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink inside.
Notes
The longest part of the process here is caramelizing the onions, that’s going to take about 20 minutes and then the chicken thighs cook for about 20. The other parts fall in there too but believe me, it’s going to be quicker than you think.
Once the onions are done you can brown the chicken in the same pan, again, nice and brown here.
Now out go the chicken thighs and the gravy gets going in the same skillet too.
We like to serve brown gravy type stuff like this with crispy french fries or smashed potatoes to get that poutine feeling but this chicken goes really well with rice or pasta too.
Or if you’re trying to stick to some sort of low carb plan these Creamy Caramelized Onion Chicken Thighs are so delicious on their own you’ll never miss the stuff on the side.
You can do what I do too, grab just a small scoop of whatever you serve this chicken with.
Once the onions are done you can brown the chicken in the same pan, again, nice and brown here.
Now out go the chicken thighs and the gravy gets going in the same skillet too.
We like to serve brown gravy type stuff like this with crispy french fries or smashed potatoes to get that poutine feeling but this chicken goes really well with rice or pasta too.
Or if you’re trying to stick to some sort of low carb plan these Creamy Caramelized Onion Chicken Thighs are so delicious on their own you’ll never miss the stuff on the side.
You can do what I do too, grab just a small scoop of whatever you serve this chicken with.
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