French Onion Slow Cooker Chicken

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French Onion Slow Cooker Chicken

This French onion slow cooker chicken is a one-pot dinner that you'll love to come home to. You'll get juicy and tender chicken breasts flavored by aromatic onions and a delicious from-scratch sauce. Thanks to the slow cooker, you can push a button, walk away, and have dinner waiting for you at the end of a long day.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: Fusion

Servings:

Author: Sarah Cook

Equipment

Ingredients

3 tbsp salted butter
2.5 cups white, red, or yellow onions {thinly sliced} {~2 medium onions}
2 cloves garlic {finely minced}
1 tsp kosher salt
3/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried basil
1 tbsp dry cooking wine
3/4 cup beef broth
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 sprigs fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
8 slices provolone cheese

Instructions

Add butter, onions, garlic, cooking wine, beef broth, and Worcestershire sauce to the slow cooker. Stir.
3 tbsp salted butter, 2.5 cups white, red, or yellow onions, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp dry cooking wine, 3/4 cup beef broth, 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Combine kosher salt, black pepper, oregano, and basil, and season both sides of the chicken breasts.
1 tsp kosher salt, 3/4 tsp ground black pepper, 1/2 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp dried basil
Tuck the chicken breasts into the onions. Add thyme and bay leaf.
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, 3 sprigs fresh thyme, 1 bay leaf
Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 5-6.
Discard stems from the thyme and the bay leaf.
Add the cheese to the top of the chicken breasts and cook for an additional 10-15 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
8 slices provolone cheese

Notes

No matter how “done” the chicken looks, use an instant-read thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken before adding the cheese. The safe cooking temp for chicken is 165˚F.
Mozzarella, Gruyère, or Swiss cheese will all work in place of the provolone.

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