These Foil Roasted Caramelized Onions are a great way to make caramelized onions without the fuss and problems of stirring them in a pan and hoping that they don’t burn.
Simple and not much active time, get you a lovely little caramelized onion. Perfect!
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How to use Foil Roasted Caramelized Onions
And there’s so many things you can do with them!
- Blend them into a soup for a roasty flavor.
- Chop them up and add them to tacos, enchiladas, or a sandwich.
- Top a pizza with caramelized onions.
- They make a great addition to a side dish.
- Just steam or roast some veggies like broccoli, asparagus or carrots and throw in some foil roasted caramelized onions for a super simple but yummy side.
- Add some green or red peppers and you have the makings for fajitas.
- Oh, or top them with a fried egg for a yummy breakfast!
- They’re kind of like how I do my baked potatoes; and they’d be great in a baked potato too!
- The options are pretty much endless.
Roast these in the oven year-round, or on the grill when the weather cooperates.
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Foil Roasted Caramelized Onions Recipe
Foil Roasted Caramelized Onions
Ingredients
- 1 large onion peeled
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil or light tasting oil of your choice
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1 thyme sprig
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cut onion in half vertically, and drizzle each cut side with 1/4 teaspoon oil. Sprinkle halves evenly with salt and pepper. Place thyme sprig on 1 onion half; top with other half. Wrap in foil.
- Bake the wrapped onion at 400° for 1 hour or until tender. Cool to room temperature. Discard thyme, and chop onions.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Brilliant idea, can’t wait to try it. I love onions!!! I’d eat it straight out of the foil.
Okay, this is probably a way I can eat an onion AND like it. This looks delish! <3
Ahhh this is perfection! I love onions and I need to make this ASAP 🙂
I am an awful cook! But this looks easy enough for me! Love onions!!
Love this idea, Debi! Your Caramelized Onions look so good and this is such a great method. Pinned, yummed, added to Foodie and tweeted. Thank you so much for sharing with us at the Hearth and Soul hop.
They look great! Pinned this!
I LOVE ONIONS! Especially on tacos or any other Mexican food dish. This would be a great way to add them into other dishes as well.
What a brilliant idea for caramelized onions. I am actually thinking of making these onions and then pickling them into Indian Flavored pickles.
I can’t wait to try this for my French onion soup. Can any extra onions be frozen?
Adrienne, French onion soup is a great use for these onions. I love it! I’ve never frozen these onions, but I freeze my Balsamic Roasted Tomatoes with Onions all the time https://lifecurrentsblog.com/balsamic-roasted-tomatoes-onions/ So, I think it will work well. Thanks for stopping in and leaving a comment!