Crock Pot French Onion Chicken Recipes

CROCK POT FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a skillet and cook onions until soft.
• Then sprinkle with flour, sugar, salt and pepper and mix well.
• Pour into slow cooker (we used this one).
• Next, stir in your broth and sherry.
• Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours.
• Then ladle your soup into 6 oven-safe soup bowls.
• Next, butter your bread slices and sprinkle lightly with garlic powder.
• Place the bread slices in each bowl and cover each liberally with cheese.
• Next broil until cheese is golden and carefully serve (bowls will be very hot).

SLOW-COOKER FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Place Reynolds™ Slow Cooker Liners inside a 5- to 6 1/2 -qt slow cooker bowl. Make sure that liner fits snugly against the bottom and sides of bowl and pull the top of the liner over rim of bowl.
• In lined slow cooker, mix onions and margarine.
• Cover and cook on high heat setting 30 to 35 minutes or until onions begin to slightly brown around edges.
• Mix flour, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and pepper. Stir flour mixture and broth into onions. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours (or high heat setting 3 to 4 hours) or until onions are very tender.
• Prepare Cheesy Broiled French Bread. Place 1 slice bread on top of each bowl of soup. Serve immediately.

SLOW-COOKER FRENCH ONION CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spray inside of 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1/4 cup butter over medium-high heat. Add onions, 1 tablespoon thyme, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper; cook 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions start to soften.
• Reduce heat to medium; cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are starting to brown. Add chicken broth; heat to simmering. Remove from skillet to medium bowl.
• Season chicken breasts with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; add chicken, skin-side down, to skillet. Cook over medium-high heat 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Transfer to slow cooker; top chicken pieces with onion mixture. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest parts are cut to bone (at least 165°F).
• Remove chicken from slow cooker to serving platter; cover and keep warm. In small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water with whisk; beat into onion mixture in slow cooker. Cover; cook on High heat setting 10 to 15 minutes or until bubbly and slightly thickened. Top chicken with sauce.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 375°F. In small microwavable bowl, microwave 2 tablespoons butter and the garlic powder uncovered on High 20 to 30 seconds or until melted. Brush butter mixture on both sides of bread. Arrange on 15x10x1-inch pan; top each slice with 1 tablespoon of the shredded cheese. Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and bread is slightly toasted; remove from oven.
• Serve chicken with toasted bread. Garnish chicken with additional thyme or parsley.

SLOW COOKER FRENCH COUNTRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put the onion, carrots, and celery in the crock pot in an even layer. Evenly top with the chicken. Sprinkle the chicken with the tarragon, thyme, and salt and pepper. Combine the cream of chicken soup with the onion soup mix until blended. Evenly pour the soup mixture over the chicken. Cover the crock pot and cook on high for 3-4 hours. During the last 30 minutes of cooking, combine the wine and cornstarch in a small bowl and whisk until smooth. Stir this into the sauce in the crock pot. Uncover the crock pot and cook on high for 20-30 minutes or until the sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally. Serve the chicken and sauce over rice if desired.

CROCK POT FRENCH ONION CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut onions into large chunks (I halved mine) and place in the bottom of crock pot.
• It is best to use enough onions to form a single layer on the bottom of the pot.
• Add garlic cloves.
• Place chicken on top of onions and garlic.
• Dust chicken and onions with onion soup mix.
• Add water until chicken is 2/3 covered.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours depending on size of crock pot.
• Mine took 6 hours in a 4qt pot.

SLOW COOKER FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat; cook and stir onions until they become translucent, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle onions with sugar; reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring constantly, until onions are soft and browned, at least 30 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir sherry into onion mixture and scrape bottom of pot to dissolve small bits of browned food from the pot. Transfer onions into a slow cooker and pour in beef broth. Season to taste with sea salt; stir in thyme and bay leaf. Cover cooker, set on High, and cook 4 to 6 hours. If desired, set on Low and cook 8 to 10 hours.
• About 10 minutes before serving, set oven rack about 8 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet.
• Broil bread slices until toasted, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
• Combine Gruyere, Emmental, Parmesan, and mozzarella cheeses in a bowl, tossing lightly. Fill oven-safe soup crocks 3/4 full of onion soup and float a bread slice in each bowl. Top with about 2 tablespoons of cheese mixture per serving.
• Place filled bowls onto a baking sheet and broil until cheese topping is lightly browned and bubbling, about 2 minutes.

ONION-MUSHROOM CROCK POT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix all of the ingredients in a crock pot.
• Cook all day.
• Serve over white rice.