French Onion Chicken Meatballs
Description
This French onion chicken meatball recipe is richly seasoned with onion soup mix and garlic, baked with a French onion sauce, and topped with Gruyère.
Ingredients
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1 pound ground chicken
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1/2 cup bread crumbs
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1 (1 ounce) package dry French onion soup mix
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1 egg
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1 teaspoon minced garlic
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2 tablespoons butter
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2 medium onions, thinly sliced
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1 tablespoon white sugar
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1/3 cup red wine
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 1/2 cups beef broth
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1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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6 ounces Gruyere cheese, shredded
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2
Combine ground chicken, bread crumbs, onion soup mix, egg, and garlic in a medium bowl until well incorporated; form into sixteen 1 ½-inch meatballs.
3
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and sugar; cook until onions are softened, about 12 minutes.
4
Meanwhile, heat olive oil in an oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add meatballs; cook, flipping occasionally, until edges are browned, about 4 minutes.
5
Transfer skillet to the preheated oven; bake meatballs until no longer pink in centers, about 15 minutes. Check meatballs halfway through; flip if they are browning too much on the bottom.
6
Stir red wine, salt, and black pepper into onions; cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. Stir in beef broth and thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; slowly stir in flour. Cook until slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes more.
7
Remove meatballs from the oven; pour onion sauce over top. Cover with Gruyère cheese; return skillet to the oven until melted, about 5 minutes.