Description
Our Stuffed Onions recipe is a unique and absolutely delicious side dish to elevate any meal! Perfect for the Holidays!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large sweet yellow onions
- 1 cup broth (homemade chicken broth or vegetable broth)
- 6 slices of hickory smoked bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 slices of bread, cubed (recommend sourdough)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3/4 tablespoon ground sage
- 1 1/2 cups Gruyere cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Prepare onions by cutting off the top of the onion (approx. 1/3 inch). Remove tough outer layers. Cut off the bottom 1/4 inch, so they can sit flat. Use a spoon (or cookie dough scoop or melon baller) to scoop out the inside of the onion. Save the excess onion flesh that you scooped out and roughly chop it; set aside to be used in the stuffing later.
- Bake Onions: Place hollowed out onions in a deep baking dish. Add chicken broth to the bottom of that pan. Bake for 20 minutes (middle rack + uncovered) and then remove onions from the casserole dish, drain liquid, and return them to the pan. Drop oven temperature to 375 degrees F.
- Make Stuffing: While the onions are baking, cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it starts to get crispy. Scoop out excess grease so there is about 2-3 tablespoons left in the pan. Add the reserved chopped onion and let cook down over medium heat for about 5-6 minutes, moving around fairly constantly. Add bread, sage and pepper; stir to combine. Remove from heat and fold in 1 cup of cheese.
- Stuff Onions: Use a spoon to scoop the bacon mixture into the cooked onions. Top with additional shredded cheese.
- Melt Cheese: Cover loosely with aluminum foil and bake for approximately 15 minutes. Remove foil and let bake an additional 5 minute or until cheese is melted.
- Serve: Let cool slightly, serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Prep Ahead: you can easily prep the onions ahead of time by hollowing them out and leaving them in the fridge, covered until ready to make.
- Gluten-Free: simply use gluten-free bread.
- Dairy-Free: feel free to use a dairy-free cheese, if you need to!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6oz
- Calories: 194
- Sugar: 3.9 g
- Sodium: 429.3 mg
- Fat: 11.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 11.4 g
- Protein: 11.8 g
- Cholesterol: 35.8 mg