One-Pan Cheesy French Onion Chicken Skillet [+Video]

The best One-Pan Cheesy French Onion Chicken Skillet delivers all the joy of French onion soup without the hassle or long hours. With the addition of tender chicken, it’s packed with protein, making it a family-friendly dinner that even picky eaters will love.

This French onion chicken recipe is a spin-off of our beloved French Onion Soup recipe, inspired by the cozy flavors we fell in love with last year. After craving it for weeks, Cade suggested turning it into something new, and voilà—French onion chicken was born!

It’s the same comforting flavors, simplified, and served with chicken. Serve it on its own, over rich and creamy mashed potatoes, or alongside a fiber-packed veggie like roasted green beans, brussels sprouts, or broccoli for a well-rounded meal.

Ingredients for French Onion Chicken

The ingredients for this dish are straightforward and likely already in your kitchen! Here’s what you’ll need:

For the Onions

• Butter – you can also use olive oil if you prefer
• Yellow Onions – not too sweet and caramelize beautifully, but you can use white onions in a pinch
• Water – helps cook and soften the onions
• Brown Sugar – used for caramelization
• Garlic – flavor baby!
• Fresh Thyme – I love the pop of fresh herbs in caramelized onions!

For the Dish

• Chicken Breasts – you could also use chicken thighs or tenders
• Flour – helps create a golden sear on the chicken pieces
• Olive Oil – used to sear the chicken, adds incredible flavor
• Beef Broth – base of the sauce for simmering the chicken
• Chicken Broth – the other half of the base for simmering the chicken
• Worcestershire Sauce – flavor, richness
• Bay Leaf – flavor, will be discarded after simmering
• Gruyere Cheese – melts so well and is so creamy, the flavor pairs amazingly with the caramelized onions
• Parmesan Cheese – I never say no to more cheese!

The measurements of each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

What to Serve with French Onion Chicken?

This One-Pan Cheesy French Onion Chicken is the ultimate cozy dinner! Think creamy mashed potatoes or buttery egg noodles to soak up all that dreamy caramelized onion sauce. Want to add some greens to the mix? Roasted or steamed veggies bring just the right amount of freshness. And let’s not forget a crusty baguette or a slice of sourdough—because scooping up that cheesy, oniony goodness is non-negotia

Roasted Peach Chicken

Juicy marinated chicken breasts, pan seared and roasted with bright flavorful peaches, roasted peach chicken is about to be your new favorite fall dinner!

We are moving into day 2 of Peach Week here at Oh Sweet Basil, and today we use peaches in this mega delicious savory dish!

This happened.

And then a gazillion other peach things happened, but I’m getting ahead of myself.

A few years ago I saw a photo on instagram from just a normal, not there to be a food blogger person and it was the darkest, weirdest angle, but my goodness, I loved it. The chicken was a whole roasted bird that should have been on its back but instead was breast down in a pan surrounded by, covered in roasted peaches and the happiest little caption about how good dinner was that night.

I loved the unapologetic joy that, by instagram standards would have been nothing but imperfection coming from that post. And instantly I was sold. I needed a peach chicken recipe as well. I wanted it simple, the peaches to be the star and this my friends is that recipe.

Thank you to the wonderful people out there that don’t need social media, but occasionally hop on to post something good.

Thank you to those that let us share the imperfect and the perfectly perfect and are inspired by both because they are confident enough in themselves to live with eyes full of light.

This peach chicken is for you. I hope it brings a little beauty and deliciousness to your autumn table.

Ingredients for Peach Roasted Chicken

Peach season is so short here in Utah. I am not a fan of that. So toward the end of last summer, when delicious juicy fresh peaches flooded the farmstands and grocery stores, I loaded up and made all the peach things I had on my wish list. This roasted peach chicken dinner was one of my favorites. Here is what you will need:

• Chicken Breasts: We prefer bone-in and skin on for this recipe.

Marinade

• Peach Preserves: You can use homemade peach jam or use store-bought.
• Buttermilk: Helps tenderize the chicken.

For Roasting

• Peach Preserves: We use some more peach jam to add more flavor during roasting.
• White Wine Vinegar: If you don’t have white wine vinegar, good substitutes would be apple cider vinegar, champagne vinegar, or white balsamic vinegar.
• Thyme: Fresh thyme is definitely recommended, but if you don’t have it, use 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme.
• Dijon Mustard: Adds flavor to the roasting sauce.
• Olive Oil: Helps the chicken stay moist and helps it crisp during roasting.
• Shallots: Adds flavor.
• Garlic: Adds flavor.
• Sea Salt: Adds flavor.
• Black Pepper: Adds flavor.
• Peaches: We prefer to use freestone orange-fleshed peaches just for the color. They are added for the second half of the roasting.
  • TIP: If you don’t have access to fresh peaches, frozen or canned peaches can also be u

Mustard Carolina BBQ Sauce Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs

Beef short ribs that fall apart and are bathed in a tangy mustard based BBQ sauce from South Carolina! And you only need 30 minutes and an Instant Pot!

Cade grew up in South Carolina so we are always trying to find new ways to get back to his roots through delicious Southern food. These Instant pot beef short ribs smothered in mustard Carolina sauce is our latest and greatest! And our mustard sauce is the best with a couple of surprising ingredients you won’t believe!

You all have loved our world’s best Carolina pulled pork, so you’re going to go crazy for these short ribs! Pile them on top of some steakhouse smashed potatoes!

So make a side of Southern macaroni and cheese or this Southern English pea salad, and get all your favorite people around the table the for this one!

Ingredients for Mustard BBQ Beef Short Ribs

Before we jump into the recipe for these Instant Pot short ribs, you need to make the Carolina Barbecue Sauce. It is the most fabulous combination of ingredients you’re already going to have on hand. Here is what you need:

• Yellow Mustard
• Honey
• Apple Cider Vinegar
• Ketchup
• Brown Sugar
• Worcestershire Sauce
• Texas Pete’s or Franks Hot Sauce
• Butter
• Nutmeg
• Liquid Smoke

Those surprise ingredients…melted butter and nutmeg! I could almost drink this stuff it’s so good! Once the mustard sauce is made, you just need a few more ingredients…

• Beef Short Ribs
• Pineapple Juice: braising liquid
• BBQ Rub: Kosher Salt, Brown Sugar, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Chili Powder, Smoked Paprika, Thyme, Ground Cumin and Nutmeg

The measurements and details for the all the ingredients can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

We love our BBQ rub because it’s the best ever, but feel free to use whatever your favorite BBQ rub is! Once the sauce and rub are ready, then we can start the ribs!

How to Make Mustard Carolina BBQ Short Ribs

Our oven braised beef short ribs has been a popular recipe on the site for years, so we are speeding things up with this recipe and cooking them in the I

Quick and Easy Creamy Chicken Pesto Lasagna

Indulge in a delicious twist on traditional lasagna with this easy and flavorful Chicken Pesto Lasagna recipe. Follow along with our step-by-step instructions and impress your family and friends with this tasty dish.

We layer lasagna noodles with a homemade creamy béchamel sauce, fresh pesto sauce, chunks of juicy rotisserie chicken and cheese, glorious cheese! It can be made in about an hour and it is a recipe perfect for spring!

Back when we lived in Utah County, there was a great little Italian restaurant (Màstra for the locals, SO GOOD!) with a delicious pesto lasagna. I have thought of how wonderful the lasagna was for over two years now, and while I couldn’t remember all the details about it, I knew I could create a simple lasagna recipe that our fans would fall in love with. I just had no idea it would actually become my favorite recipe thus far in 2024.

Tips for the Best Pesto Lasagna

It is so easy to make and so delicious! I think a few things make a difference… first, go ahead and use shredded chicken breast meat from a rotisserie chicken. I buy mine at Costco and divide it up into freezer bags using our food saver. It makes meals like this easy chicken lasagna a cinch and it’s far more tender and flavorful.

Second, I prefer to make my own béchamel sauce as it’s so darn easy, but if you really want to hurry you can just use Alfredo sauce. Rao’s makes a good one. In fact, did you know you could use evaporated milk and extra salt, pepper and Parmesan if you need to stretch it out even more? Half and half, milk, and heavy creamy would work as well.

Lastly, homemade pesto is always more fresh and vibrant but again, Costco or Harmons in Utah make fantastic pesto that pulls things together in a jiffy. While it’s not shown in the photo, I love to toast pine nuts to sprinkle on top and maybe a little Aleppo pepper flakes too. Totally up to you, but in less than an hour you’ve got dinner with such a small amount of work.

Ingredients Pesto Chicken Lasagna

The ingredients list includes a few pantry friendly ingredients to make the béchamel sauce and then a few more ingredients to assemble all the delicious lasagna layers. Here is what you will need:

For the Béchamel Sauce

• Unsalted Butter: if you only have salted butter, just omit the salt from the sauce
• Flour: just regular all purpose flour works the best
• Heavy Cream: makes the sauce extra rich and creamy
• Salt: adds flavor
• Pepper: adds flavor and a tiny bit of heat
• Nutmeg: adds flavor

Delicious Peanut Butter Chicken Recipe [+Video]

Looking for a new and tasty chicken recipe? Look no further! This peanut butter chicken dish is easy to make and full of flavor. Try it out tonight!

I kind of have this thing for peanut sauce (hello, Thai peanut noodles with chicken!) and it’s grown even greater in my life because of my friend Kerri! She makes the most amazing peanut chicken with this mango cucumber salsa over the top and we might totally have to convince her to share the recipe on the blog because I can’t stop making all things peanut butter sauce after eating dinner at her house.

So this chicken recipe is totally different than hers. It’s kind of a fun takeout Feik out that even your pickiest of eaters should love. Heck it’s like a peanut butter sandwich, or I guess not. I mean it is chicken, but you see what I’m saying.

Introduction: Why is This Recipe a Must Try

Peanut chicken is great for busy weeknights because you can have dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes.

The peanut sauce is to die for! The flavor is so addicting!

Peanut chicken is super family friendly. The flavors are familiar for children but elevated at the same time to satisfy adult palates.

This recipe is perfect for meal prep. You can make the chicken and then portion it out into containers with rice or noodles to eat for lunches or dinner all week.

Ingredients for Peanut Chicken

Sometimes when I see a recipe that leans in the direction of Asian cuisine, I get worried that the ingredients are going to be random and hard to find. This is not the case with this recipe! All the ingredients are easy to find, affordable, and pantry friendly so once you get them, they will last forever. Here is what you will need:

For the Chicken

• Chicken Thighs: boneless, skinless
• Soy Sauce: low sodium
• Canola Oil: or olive oil works great too
• Garlic: fresh and finely minced
• Ginger: fresh is preferred

For the Sauce

• Peanut Butter: we had the best results with natural pb
  • PRO TIP: If you have a peanut allergy, almond butter works great in this recipe too!
• Hoisin Sauce: thick, sweet and salty and found by the soy sauce at the grocery store
• Crushed Tomatoes: we love the brand Cento but any brand works great
• Chicken Stock: helps thin out the sauce while adding flavor
• Sesame Oil: gives that signature Asian flavor to the dish
  • PRO TIP: Don’t use sesame oil to sauté the chicken. The flavor will be too overpowering. Sesame oil is best in small quantities!
• Honey: adds natural sweetness
• White Vinegar: adds acidity and flavor
• Ground Cumin: adds flavor
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