French Onion Shredded Chicken
This French onion shredded chicken recipe is for onion lovers! Chicken is slow cooked in a pool of sweet, caramelized onions, herbs and sauces! The flavors of this dish were incredible!
Like most of you at the moment, I try to limit my grocery store trips as much as I can. I’ve been putting my mind to good use and try to get creative with recipes, using what I have. And thats when this recipe for French onion shredded chicken was born!
I almost always have onions on hand, which for this recipe, onions are the stars of the show. I usually have at least one type of meat in the freezer or fridge. This time I had some chicken tenders that were expiring in a few days.
When you open your fridge, and look on the side shelves, on the inside of the doors, theres a lot of condiments, sauces, dressings, etc. Am I right?
We happened to have steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sour cream and chicken broth. I then thought of another recipe of mine for caramelized onion dip https://thehungrylyoness.com/2020/01/31/caramelized-onion-dip/.
Why not combine that dip recipe with slow cooked shredded chicken?!
If you like onions, caramelized onions are like gold! I try to incorporate caramelized onions into recipes as much as I can. The flavors they have to offer make recipes taste that much better!
I served mine on top of brown rice. You can use whatever type of grain you’d like!
I hope you enjoy this recipe if you do make it!
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French Onion Shredded Chicken
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 medium sweet onions, diced
- 1 lb. chicken breast or tenders
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt + more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar – for caramelizing onions
- 1/4 cup steak sauce
- 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- rice or grain of choice to serve with
- chives or green onions for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- First you want to caramelize the onions. In large sauté pan over medium-high heat, add olive oil, chopped onions and 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar. Stir around occasionally and cook for about 15 minutes, or until onions start to turn brown.
- In slow cooker, add chicken broth, chicken breast or tenders, thyme, black pepper, salt, garlic powder, steak sauce, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, sour cream and caramelized onions.
- Cover slow cooker and cook on HIGH heat for 2-3 hours or LOW heat for 4-6 hours.
- When done, take chicken out and shred with fork. Put chicken back in slow cooker and mix around. turn heat to warm and keep uncovered to help thicken everything up.
- Cook your grain of choice, and serve chicken on top!
- Enjoy!
