Cheesy French Onion Chicken

• Toss carrots on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. • Roast on middle rack until browned and tender, 20-25 minutes.

• While carrots roast, heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5-7 minutes. (TIP: Add splashes of water if onion begins to brown too quickly.) Reduce heat to medium. • Stir in minced thyme and ½ tsp sugar (1 tsp for 4 servings). Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is lightly caramelized, 3-5 minutes.

• Stir stock concentrate, 2 TBSP water (4 TBSP for 4 servings), and a squeeze of lemon juice into pan with onion; scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pan. Cook until reduced and saucy, 1-2 minutes. • Turn off heat; stir in 1 TBSP butter until melted. Season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice if desired. Transfer to a small bowl. Wipe out pan.

• Place 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) in a second small microwave-safe bowl; microwave until just softened, 10-15 seconds. Stir in ¼ tsp garlic powder (½ tsp for 4). (You’ll use the remaining garlic powder in the next step.) Season with salt. • Halve baguette; spread cut sides with garlic butter. When carrots have 4-5 minutes left, carefully place baguette halves cut sides up on same sheet; toast until golden.

• While garlic bread toasts, pat chicken* dry with paper towels; season all over with remaining garlic powder, salt, and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of olive oil in pan used for onion over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. • In the last 1-2 minutes of cooking, top chicken with caramelized onion and Swiss cheese; cover pan until cheese melts.