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This skillet chicken with balsamic onions & mushrooms is a flavorful dish with creamy sweet onions and earthy mushrooms sauteed with chicken thighs. This is a low carb meal that everyone will love with only 6.0g net carbs!

Easy Low Carb Chicken Dinner with Balsamic Onions and Mushrooms

This skillet chicken with balsamic onions & mushrooms is a flavorful dish with creamy sweet onions and earthy mushrooms sauteed with chicken thighs. This is a low carb meal that will everyone will love with only 6.0g net carbs!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword balsamic glaze, chicken dinner, chicken thighs, easy recipe, healthy dinner
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 206 kcal
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoons oil
  • 2 onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 6 chicken thighs, boneless, skinless
  • ½ cups chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Add a tablespoon of oil to a large pan and brown the chicken thighs for about 4 minutes on each side.
  2. Take out of pan and set aside.
  3. Add the butter and onions and cook until they are soft and translucent and starting to brown. About 15 minutes.
  4. Add the mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes until they are browned well.
  5. Mix in the balsamic vinegar, chicken broth and cream and mix well.
  6. Nestle the chicken thighs on top, cover and cook for 10 more minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
  7. Serve as is, over rice or over noodles.