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Recipe·~45 min·gluten-freenut-free

French Onion Chicken with Roasted Carrots & Mashed Potatoes

A chicken dish from the American kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 2 Chicken Breasts
  • 12 ounces Carrots
  • 5 Potatoes
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Beef Stock
  • 1 1/2 cup Mozzarella
  • 2 tbsp Sour Cream
  • to taste Butter
  • to taste Sugar
  • to taste Vegetable Oil
  • to taste Salt
  • to taste Pepper

Method

  1. 1
  2. 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.
  3. 2
  4. Toss carrots on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Roast until browned and tender, 15-20 minutes.
  5. 3
  6. 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.
  7. 4
  8. 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.
  9. 5
  10. 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!)
  11. 6
  12. 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.

Source

This recipe is adapted from TheMealDB (id 52996), a free community-curated recipe API. Original listing: themealdb.com.

Per serving
Estimate · medium confidence
Servings1
850kcal
Calories
60g
Protein
75g
Carbs
35g
Fat
9.0 g
Fiber
12 g
Sugar
1200 mg
Sodium
Iron22%
Calcium35%
Vitamin D5%
Vitamin C50%
Vitamin B1263%
Potassium40%

Estimated by AI from the ingredient list. Values are approximate and not medical advice. If you have specific dietary requirements, verify with a registered dietitian or trusted nutrition database.

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