French Onion Smothered Chicken
Baked chicken tenders smothered in refrigerated sour cream French onion dip, topped with shredded cheddar and crispy French fried onions.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 poundschicken tenders
- 1 tspgarlic salt
- 1 tsponion powder
- 1 1/2 cupsshredded cheddar cheese ,divided
- 1 12-ozcontainer refrigerated sour cream French onion dip
- 1 3-ozcan French fried onions
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Arrange the 2 pounds of chicken tenders in a single layer, close together, in the prepared dish.
- Evenly sprinkle 1 teaspoon garlic salt and 1 teaspoon onion powder over the chicken.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the shredded cheddar cheese over the chicken.
- Spread the entire 12‑oz container of refrigerated sour cream French onion dip in an even, thick layer over the chicken and cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 20–25 minutes, or until the chicken reaches 165°F (74°C) at the thickest part.
- Remove the dish from the oven and evenly sprinkle the remaining 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese over the chicken, then top with the entire 3‑oz can of French fried onions.
- Return to the oven and bake an additional 5–10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the fried onions are golden.
- Let rest 3–5 minutes before serving.
Equipment
- 9x13 inch Baking Dish
- Rotary Cheese Grater
Notes
Make sure to use a refrigerated sour cream based french onion dip such as Dean’s, Great Value, Barber’s, Heluva Good Dip, or Kraft. DO NOT use a jarred french onion dip from the chip aisle.
If you can’t find sour cream dip, you can use an equivalent amount of sour cream with some Lipton’s onion soup mix mixed in.
You can use any boneless chicken that you prefer – tenderloins, breasts, or thighs. You will need to adjust the cooking time if you use breasts or thighs.Tenderloins will cook the fastest.You can also cut chicken breasts into strips and they will cook about the same time as tenderloins.
Tenderloins will cook the fastest.
You can also cut chicken breasts into strips and they will cook about the same time as tenderloins.
If you can’t find sour cream dip, you can use an equivalent amount of sour cream with some Lipton’s onion soup mix mixed in.
You can use any boneless chicken that you prefer – tenderloins, breasts, or thighs. You will need to adjust the cooking time if you use breasts or thighs.Tenderloins will cook the fastest.You can also cut chicken breasts into strips and they will cook about the same time as tenderloins.
Tenderloins will cook the fastest.
You can also cut chicken breasts into strips and they will cook about the same time as tenderloins.