French Onion Chicken with Roasted Carrots & Mashed Potatoes

French Onion Chicken with Roasted Carrots & Mashed Potatoes

Area: American

Category: Chicken

Ingredients

IngredientsMeasure
Chicken Breasts2
Carrots12 ounces
Small Potatoes5
Onion1
Beef Stock1
Mozzarella1 1/2 cup
Sour Cream2 tbsp
Butter
Sugar
Vegetable Oil
Salt
Pepper

Instruction

  • 1 Preheat oven to 425 degrees
  • Wash and dry all produce
  • Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ¼-inch-thick pieces
  • Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces
  • Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion
  • 2 Toss carrots on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper
  • Roast until browned and tender, 15-20 minutes
  • 3 Meanwhile, place potatoes in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches
  • Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 12-15 minutes
  • Drain and return potatoes to pot; cover to keep warm
  • 4 While potatoes cook, heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat
  • Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and softened, 8-10 minutes
  • Sprinkle with 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings)
  • Stir in stock concentrate and 2 TBSP water (¼ cup for 4); season with salt and pepper
  • Cook until jammy, 2-3 minutes more
  • Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl
  • Wash out pan
  • 5 Pat chicken dry with paper towels; season all over with salt and pepper
  • Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for onion over medium-high heat
  • Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 5-6 minutes per side
  • In the last 1-2 minutes of cooking, top with caramelized onion and cheese
  • Cover pan until cheese melts
  • (If your pan doesn’t have a lid, cover with a baking sheet!) 6 Heat pot with drained potatoes over low heat; mash with sour cream, 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings), salt, pepper, and a splash of water (or milk, for extra richness) until smooth
  • Divide chicken, roasted carrots, and mashed potatoes between plates