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1. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) to wake it up for a task of love and flavor.
2. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper to taste. In a large oven-proof skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat and sear the chicken on both sides until golden brown, about 3-5 minutes per side. Remove the chicken and set aside; it won't be lonely for long.
3. In the same skillet, add the sliced onions. Sauté them over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until they are a rich golden brown, sweet and tender, like a sunset over the prairie—this could take about 15 minutes. Patience is key to coaxing out those sugars.
4. Add the minced garlic and thyme to the onions, stirring until fragrant, about 1 minute, for a hint of garlicky goodness.
5. Stir in the beef broth and Worcestershire sauce, scraping up any of those delectable bits from the bottom. Let it simmer gently, marrying the flavors for 5 minutes.
6. Nestle the chicken breasts back into the skillet amidst the onions and sauce. Sprinkle the shredded Gruyere cheese evenly over each breast, like a blanket of snow upon the chicken.
7. Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven and bake until the chicken is cooked through and the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned, which should take about 25 minutes.
8. Once it's ready, let it rest a spell before serving; it lets the flavors settle in a bit more neighborly-like.
Variations & Tips
- For even more flavor, try using a mix of yellow and red onions. Each one brings its own little nuance to the mix.
- If Gruyere cheese is hard to come by in your neck of the woods, Monterey Jack or Provolone can step in just fine.
- For those watching their sodium, opting for low sodium beef broth and cheese is a wise choice, and you'll still have all the richness without the guilt.
- To keep it truly low carb, resist any inclination to thicken the sauce with flour or cornstarch. The onions and cheese create just the right consistency, thick and inviting.
- Don't rush the onions; proper caramelization is the slow dance of cooking, and this step is where the dish finds its soul.
Sit yourself down to a plateful of this Low Carb French Onion Chicken, and for a moment, you're not just eating—you're part of a tradition, a conversation between the old world and the new, simmering in the pot of progress without ever letting go of the past. Enjoy, my dears.
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