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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!
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.
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.
Recipe Notes
Adapted from Cooking Light
culinaryginger says
February 3, 2015 at 10:08 amWhat a great idea! I love caramelized onions and this makes it so much easier.
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm says
February 3, 2015 at 12:36 pmOMG I am obsessed with caramelized onions! LOOOOOVE this! Love how easy you make it!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
February 3, 2015 at 4:01 pmomigosh this is crazy easy!! brilliant!
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
February 3, 2015 at 4:03 pmThose onions would be perfect on my burgers! YUM. This is a great way to do it.
Jeanine says
February 3, 2015 at 4:27 pmWow this would be perfect for me! I don’t like dealing with onions and This would be so much easier!
Chelsie Carr says
February 3, 2015 at 4:29 pmI am TOTALLY trying this for my beef stroganoff I’m making tomorrow! Thanks!
kcurrierlewis says
February 3, 2015 at 4:31 pmI absolutely love onions on almost everything! This is such a great method of cooking them!
Michele says
February 3, 2015 at 5:01 pmWOW I never thought of wrapping an onion in foil and baking–it makes a lot of sense. I do love onions but klutzy me generally burns them on top of the stove.
mealplanmaven says
February 3, 2015 at 6:51 pmI love this idea Debi and can’t wait to try it! The onions must taste so sweet!
Two Healthy Kitchens says
February 3, 2015 at 7:17 pmWhat a beautifully simple idea! I love all your suggestions for yummy ways to use this, but you really got we with the fried egg topper! Yes, please! I’ve seriously got to try that (like, maybe even tomorrow)! Mmmmmm … thanks for the great idea! 😀 ~Shelley
Cara (@StylishGeek) says
February 3, 2015 at 7:31 pmThey look delish but I’m not a fan of onions (yup, not even onion rings). But my hubby is so this is a good recipe to add to my archives 🙂
Erica (@Erica's Recipes) says
February 3, 2015 at 7:39 pmjust like roasted garlic, magic happening in a pouch. I never would have thought to do this to onions and I’m loving the idea Debi
Heather Sander says
February 3, 2015 at 8:49 pmYum! I want to try this out. I love caramelized onions.
crystal says
February 3, 2015 at 8:54 pmYum, that sounds amazing. I love any recipe that’s easy to prepare & to clean up. This will be added to our rotation.
Chelley @ AisForAdelaide says
February 3, 2015 at 9:30 pmThis is my favorite way to have an onion! They’re SO good!
Andi says
February 3, 2015 at 9:59 pmMy hubby would love this! And my co-worker – both love onion everything!
Debra says
February 3, 2015 at 10:02 pmOh man. We don’t eat onions because of my husband but man, I want to break the rules for this!
Karissa Ancell (@KarissaAncell) says
February 3, 2015 at 10:20 pmWhat a great way to do onions.
Michelle F. says
February 3, 2015 at 10:31 pmYum! I love caramelized onions. What a great way to make them.
Jenna @ A Savory Feast says
February 4, 2015 at 7:33 amI made dinner wrapped in foil last night, and now I’m obsessed! That would be such a tasty way to cook onions. I can’t wait to try this recipe!
Myrabev says
February 4, 2015 at 7:47 amI am never actually eaten caramelized onions before so this is awesome for me to try
redheadloves says
February 4, 2015 at 9:03 amMmmm! Those look really really good!
Ask Coach Donna says
February 4, 2015 at 9:22 amYep – I have saved this recipe – never knew – but I do love the flavor of sauteed onion – I just know I’ll love this and the ideas you gave – thank you!!
Rebekah says
February 4, 2015 at 9:26 amOh my gosh I can imagine how fantastic they must smell! yummy!
Mistee Dawn says
February 4, 2015 at 9:41 amYum! I bet my hubby would really love this. He loves caramelized onions.
daydreamingbeauty says
February 4, 2015 at 12:06 pmThese look delicious! I will definitely be trying!
kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says
February 4, 2015 at 12:39 pmYou’ve just blown my mind with this one…YUM! Pinning.
Liz Mays says
February 4, 2015 at 1:10 pmSounds incredible and I may just dream of this for the rest of the day.
Nicole Neverman says
February 4, 2015 at 1:40 pmThis sounds like a wonderful way to caramelize onions. I love that sprig of thyme, bet it adds such a beautiful flavor to the onions. I must try this!!
Jeanne Melanson says
February 4, 2015 at 7:37 pmYum, I’ve got to give this recipe to my boyfriend. He’s the cook around here, and he adds onions to everything. He’s going to love this. Thanks!
Jaime says
February 4, 2015 at 8:41 pmI seriously just swooned. I looooove onions and this looks like heaven!
Travel Blogger says
February 5, 2015 at 9:47 amThose look so good! I love cooking things in aluminum foil, clean up is a breeze and they always cook so beautifully.
Katie Matthews (@XKatieMatthewsX) says
February 5, 2015 at 2:29 pmMmm yummy! I love using red onions for extra flavour! Have you tried adding a bit of honey?! It adds such a lovely touch!
Katie <3
Rosie says
February 5, 2015 at 3:50 pmOh my golly this looks amazing. Great post I will definitely be trying it out. A red onion would be tasty too.
Rosie
http://www.rosedogandco.blogspot.com.au
Charlotte's Little Web says
February 5, 2015 at 5:03 pmSeriously?? These look incredible. And I absolutely LOVE the idea of blending them into a soup! Thanks for the tip!
xx
Charlotte’s Little Web
Laurie says
February 5, 2015 at 10:44 pmI Love this idea! Thanks.
Local Adventurer (Las Vegas Blog) says
February 5, 2015 at 11:13 pmthis looks delicious. we need to try roasting in foil more often! 🙂
thatfinancechic says
February 6, 2015 at 12:05 amThese will go perfect with bone soup…..
Deidre says
February 6, 2015 at 10:43 amSO smart. We have been using foil a lot in our cooking lately.
Taralyn - Keep Moving Forward With Me says
February 7, 2015 at 7:55 amThose sound yummy! Perfect addition to dinner!
Michelle De La Cerda says
February 7, 2015 at 11:36 amBrilliant idea, can’t wait to try it. I love onions!!! I’d eat it straight out of the foil.
Taneja's Bride says
February 7, 2015 at 8:39 pmOkay, this is probably a way I can eat an onion AND like it. This looks delish! <3
Lindsay says
February 8, 2015 at 10:36 pmAhhh this is perfection! I love onions and I need to make this ASAP 🙂
Emily says
February 9, 2015 at 9:51 pmI am an awful cook! But this looks easy enough for me! Love onions!!
April J Harris (@apriljharris) says
February 11, 2015 at 5:27 amLove 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.
vegetarianmamma says
February 13, 2015 at 6:24 pmThey look great! Pinned this!
Winter White says
February 16, 2015 at 9:09 amI 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.
Healing Tomato says
February 21, 2015 at 3:47 pmWhat a brilliant idea for caramelized onions. I am actually thinking of making these onions and then pickling them into Indian Flavored pickles.
Adrienne Andrews says
March 4, 2017 at 10:24 amI can’t wait to try this for my French onion soup. Can any extra onions be frozen?
Debi says
March 4, 2017 at 10:29 amAdrienne, 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!