French Onion Chicken Meatballs

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.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 537 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 pound ground chicken
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry French onion soup mix
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 6 ounces Gruyere cheese, shredded
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1.5 cups beef broth
• 0.5 cup bread crumbs
• 0.33333334326744 cup red wine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and sugar; cook until onions are softened, about 12 minutes.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.

Step 6

Remove meatballs from the oven; pour onion sauce over top. Cover with Gruyère cheese; return skillet to the oven until melted, about 5 minutes.

Step 7

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.