Creamy Caramelized Onion Chicken
with Apple, Walnut & Carrot Ribbon Salad
- Tree Nuts
- Milk
- Eggs
Onion is the humble root veg that rarely gets its due. But this under-the-radar workhorse ingredient totally makes this entire dish! Cooked until sweet and jammy, it adds astonishing depth to a creamy, rich, and craveable pan sauce for chicken. Caramelized onion is also the flavor bridge that connects the savory chicken to a sweet ‘n’ tangy side salad dressed with honey Dijon dressing. Onion is too modest to take all the credit but let's give it up for this l’il veggie that has lots of... layers!
Ingredients
6 ounce
Carrots
1 unit
Apple
1 unit
Yellow Onion
¼ ounce
Parsley
½ ounce
Walnuts
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
2 ounce
Mixed Greens
5 teaspoon
White Wine Vinegar
1 teaspoon
Dried Thyme
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
2 tablespoon
Crème Fraîche
(Contains: Milk)
2 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1.5 ounce
Honey Dijon Dressing
(Contains: Eggs)
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon
Cooking Oil
1 teaspoon
Sugar
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Trim and peel carrot. Using a peeler, shave carrot lengthwise into ribbons, rotating as you go, until you get to the core. Discard core. Halve, core, and dice apple into ½-inch pieces. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Finely chop parsley. Roughly chop walnuts.
• In a large bowl, toss mixed greens with carrot ribbons and apple. Set aside.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and softened, 8-10 minutes. • Add 2 tsp vinegar, ¼ tsp thyme (we sent more), 1 tsp sugar, and a splash of water (for 4 servings, use 4 tsp vinegar, ½ tsp thyme, and 2 tsp sugar). Cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized and jammy, 2-3 minutes. (TIP: If pan seems dry, stir in more splashes of water.) Season with salt and pepper. • Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl. Wipe out pan.
• Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Season all over with salt and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for onion over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. • Remove from pan and set aside. Cover to keep warm.
• Return caramelized onion to pan. Stir in stock concentrate, ½ tsp vinegar (1 tsp for 4 servings), and ¼ cup water (1⁄3 cup for 4). Cook, stirring, until combined and thickened, 2-3 minutes. • Remove pan from heat. Stir in crème fraîche, cream cheese, half the parsley, and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) until combined. TIP: If sauce seems too thick, stir in water 1 TBSP at a time.
• Drizzle honey Dijon dressing over salad; toss to coat. • Divide chicken and salad between plates. Pour sauce over chicken. Top salad with walnuts. Garnish everything with remaining parsley and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the creamy caramelized onion sauce, calling it "delicious" and "extraordinary." Some found the chicken flavorful and tender.
- Ease of prep: Several noted it took longer than expected, especially to caramelize the onions properly. Some found the multiple pan steps tedious.
- Suggestions: Consider shredding or cooking the carrots for easier eating. Some preferred a tangier dressing to balance the rich chicken sauce.
- Portions: Some wanted more greens and less carrots in the salad. A few found the meal light and added sides like potatoes.
- Leftovers: The sauce kept well, with some enjoying leftovers for lunch the next day.
Reviews from our home cooks
This was so different from anything we've ordered before, and we liked it. At first I thought that the caramelized onion sauce was too sweet, but then I realized that I hadn't seasoned it with salt and pepper. That made a big difference. The unusual salad complemented the chicken and sauce well. We did have too many carrots though in relation to the apples and mixed greens. Another thing I liked is that the salad can be made early in the day so there is not so much to do when making the chicken and sauce. Good meal. We will order it again.
This dish was amazing. The chicken was so tender and the creamy caramelized onion sauce so extremely tasty. The salad was yummy. The apples, walnuts, and carrots were a great combination for these greens. Made this meal for family and everyone loved it. Will get this dish again.
This was one of the best meals we've picked out, it was well balanced, delicious, satisfying. Would order the Creamy Caramelized Onion Chicken with the Kale, Apple and Carrot salad again. May double the order so we will have leftovers or for additional guests.
THIS creamy caramelized onion topping is the BEST thing I've ever tasted! LOVED IT! Should be a Hall of Fame recipe! I did wonder if it could be paired with hot sides such as a sweet potato and green beans instead of salad. I'm looking forward to seeing this recipe again!
A little extra time to prepare, but chicken and onion sauce spectacular. Need more spinach to match the apples and carrots for the salad.
The caramelized onion sauce was so good on the chicken. I didn't really care for the carrots in the salad. The way they were cut up. They just sink to the bottom of the salad and it's hard for them to be picked up on the fork along with the greens so I just had to pick them up separately on my fork.
Love the combination of apple and carrots in the salad and the dressing is so good! The sauce for the chicken is also delicious! So easy to make this meal.
The chicken with the creamy caramelized onions was soooo good! The salad was just okay. It tasted good but was not a huge fan of the carrot ribbons for a couple reasons; it seemed wasteful to only use about half the carrot and I should've cut the ribbons in to smaller manageable pieces before packing the meal to go. The star of this dish is the chicken and onions. Would love to see the chicken paired with other sides.
The caramelized onion sauce was interesting, but given its creaminess I think the salad would've been better with a more sharp/sour/tangy dressing (although in general I like honey dijon just fine) - but then again props for doing a non-boring carrot & apple & walnut salad, so it all balances out in the end. A yummy meal. :)
Hands down top 3! The salad was light, refreshing and nice and crunchy! The creamy onions on the chicken was SO good! Hope y'all keep this one around!
