Description
Creamy French Onion Chicken brings classic French comfort right to your dinner table, blending caramelized onions and tender chicken in a rich, velvety sauce that feels like a warm culinary hug from Paris.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 lb chicken breast
- 1 ½ cups Gruyere cheese
- 1 ½ cups white rice
Soup and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 can French onion soup
- 1 ½ cans water
- 1 packet dry onion soup mix
Topping and Binding Ingredients:
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup crispy French fried onions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grab a 13×9-inch baking dish for your chicken casserole.
- Spread 1 ½ cups of white rice across the bottom of the dish in an even layer.
- Cut 1 lb of chicken breast into small cubes and distribute them over the rice.
- Pour 1 can of French onion soup and 1 ½ cans of water directly onto the rice and chicken.
- Sprinkle the entire packet of dry onion soup mix evenly across the surface.
- Shred 1 ½ cups of Gruyere cheese and completely cover the casserole with the cheese.
- Seal the dish tightly with aluminum foil to lock in moisture.
- Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes until your rice becomes tender and chicken cooks through.
- Remove the foil and scatter 1 cup of crispy French fried onions across the top.
- Return the casserole to the oven for an additional 5 minutes to crisp the onion topping.
Notes
- Shred the Gruyere cheese freshly for the best melting and flavor profile.
- Choose a long-grain white rice that cooks evenly and absorbs the soup liquid well.
- Ensure chicken pieces are uniform in size for consistent cooking throughout the dish.
- Check the internal chicken temperature reaches 165F for food safety before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 719 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 1050 mg
- Fat: 41 g
- Saturated Fat: 21 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 53 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg