Chicken, Carmalized Onions, and Tomatoes

Here you go.  

The final thing that was served at our Valentines dinner.  

It was SO good and I will definitely be making it again.  We make so much chicken and it's good to find another way to make it.  I searched for days for the perfect thing to make.  I found this recipe on another cooking blog, For the Love of Cooking.  You can find the recipe here.  I thought the recipe was going to be a hard one to do when I first saw the picture, but it was extremely easy to do and tasted like I worked really hard on it.  Bonus!

I wasn't so sure that I would like the feta cheese that was on top, but it tasted fabulous and I have been putting that cheese on my salads now.  Isn't it great how you try something and end up loving it!

Here's the recipe!  Hope you all like it!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 sweet yellow onion, sliced thinly
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp olive oil, divided
• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup of red grape tomatoes
• Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper
• Garlic powder, to taste
• 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 2-3 tbsp of feta cheese

The How to:

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions and a bit of salt then saute until golden brown and caramelized - about 15-20 minutes.
In large grill pan, heat the other tablespoon of olive oil over medium high heat and season the chicken breasts with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder, to taste. Make sure pan is nice and hot before adding the chicken. Cook for 5-6 minutes before turning over. Cook for additional 3-4 minutes to desired degree of doneness. Remove from heat to a serving platter. Make sure to let the chicken rest for 3-5 minutes before slicing so it stays nice and juicy. Slice into thin strips at an angle once it has rested.
In the same skillet as the onions, add the grape tomatoes then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Cook for 3-4 minutes until the tomatoes are soft. Add minced garlic, stirring frequently for 60 seconds. Pour the tomatoes and onions on top of the sliced chicken, drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Top with feta cheese and fresh basil.

Since her picture looked better than mine, and shows the basil (which I ended up not using):  here's what it looks like with lots of practice :)

ENJOY!