If you love French onion soup, you are going to love this slow cooker french onion chicken recipe. It has all of the delicious flavors you love plus tender chicken topped with melted cheese!
My family has been enjoying this slow cooker French onion chicken recipe this winter! It is such an easy chicken tender recipe that I can throw together earlier in the day and let the delicious smell loft in the air throughout the house until dinner.
This crockpot french onion chicken recipe is the perfect meal for busy weeknights. Between sports, homework, and all of the holiday extra activities, it is nice to know that we will have a delicious chicken dinner to come home to.
Plus, this recipe will make for fantastic leftovers, heat it up and eat it again, or you can even shred the chicken up pop it on a sub bun, and toast it in the air fryer!
We have so many amazing slow cooker recipes just like this slow cooker French onion chicken recipe. Make sure you try our Slow Cooker Chicken Tortellini Tomato Soup Recipe, Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo Lasagna Recipe, and you definitely do not want to miss our Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe. All great recipes for these cold months ahead!
Ingredients You Need to Make Our Slow Cooker French Onion Chicken Recipe:
- Boneless, skinless, chicken breast
- Salt
- Pepper
- Dried thyme
- Dried parsley
- Onion soup and dip mix
- Yellow onions, sliced very thin
- Condensed French onion soup
How To Make Our Slow Cooker French Onion Chicken Recipe:
Begin by spraying the inside of your slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
Then, add the trimmed chicken breast into the bottom of the slow cooker.
Once the chicken is in the slow cooker, season it with salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, and the dry onion soup mix.
After the spices have been put on the chicken, lay the thinly sliced onions over top of the chicken breast and then pour the condensed French onion soup on top, making sure to cover the chicken completely.
Now, place the lid on the slow cooker and turn it on high heat for 3-4 hours or on low heat for 5-7 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
NOTE: If you choose to use chicken thighs they may take a bit longer to cook so start by adding another 30 minutes to the cooking time.
When the chicken is done cooking, preheat the oven to broil.
Then take the chicken out of the slow cooker and place it in a large 9×13 inch baking dish and top the chicken with the slices of Swiss cheese.
Place the pan into the broiler and cook the chicken for about 3-5 minutes or until the cheese turns a nice golden color and has begun to bubble up.
Then simply serve and enjoy!
To Make This Crockpot French Onion Chicken You Will Need:
- Slow cooker (THIS is a great one!)
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 9x13inch cooking dish
What Kind of Onions Do You Use for French Onion Chicken?
For this recipe, you can use sweet onions, yellow onions, or even red onions. However, in most classic French onion soup recipes, they use yellow onions. I tend to go with whatever onion I have on hand.
Can You Use Chicken Thighs For this Recipe?
Yes! Chicken thighs sometimes need to cook for a little longer, so maybe add 30 minutes to the cooking time. Just be sure that the chicken reaches that internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit for the chicken to be safe to eat.
Homemade Dry Onion Soup Mix
Dry onion soup is actually used in a lot more than just soup recipes! It is such a great base of flavor and it is very versatile. You can even make your own homemade version of it too!
The Country Cook has a great homemade dry onion soup mix recipe that you can use in this recipe in place of the 1-ounce envelope of mix that you can get at the store.
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Side Dishes for French Onion Chicken Dinner:
- Instant Pot Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
- Oven Roasted Green Beans Recipe
- California Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe
- Honey Dijon Brussels Sprouts Recipe
- Honey Roasted Carrots Recipe
- Ranch Pasta Salad (Easy Side Dish) Recipe
- Cheesy Garlic Green Beans Recipe
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Slow Cooker French Onion Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, (or chicken thighs)
- salt and pepper, to taste
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 ounce Lipton onion soup & dip mix, (1 envelope)
- 3 yellow onions, very finely sliced
- 1 can condensed French onion soup, (10.5 ounces)
- 5-6 thick slices of swiss cheese
- fresh parsley. for serving, optional
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add chicken breasts to the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper, thyme, parsley, and dry onion soup mix. Lay onions on top of chicken.
- Pour condensed french onion soup on top.
- Place lid on top of slow cooker and cook on high heat for 3-4 hours or low heat for 5-7 hours (every crock pot is different and cooking time will vary – just be sure that the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F).
- When chicken is finished cooking, preheat oven to broil.
- Transfer chicken, onions, and liquid from slow cooker into a large 9×13" baking dish. Top chicken with Swiss cheese slices.
- Broil until cheese is starting to turn golden and bubble (about 4-5 minutes).
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- If using chicken thighs, add 30 minutes to 1 hour onto cooking time. Chicken thighs tend to take just a little longer. If you don’t want to broil the chicken after cooking it in the slow cooker, you could place the cheese on top of the chicken and place the lid back on while turning the heat to high heat. Let the cheese melt for about 10 minutes, then serve. Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for 4-5 days.
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Made this for dinner tonight and the family loved it! Added a few tablespoons of butter to the slow cooker just cause.. and it was so good! I also took some of the liquid at the end and made it into a gravy as well.. 10/10 kids and husband loved.