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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!
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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.
culinaryginger
What a great idea! I love caramelized onions and this makes it so much easier.
Sophia
OMG I am obsessed with caramelized onions! LOOOOOVE this! Love how easy you make it!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
omigosh this is crazy easy!! brilliant!
Robin Rue
Those onions would be perfect on my burgers! YUM. This is a great way to do it.
Jeanine
Wow this would be perfect for me! I don’t like dealing with onions and This would be so much easier!
Chelsie Carr
I am TOTALLY trying this for my beef stroganoff I’m making tomorrow! Thanks!
kcurrierlewis
I absolutely love onions on almost everything! This is such a great method of cooking them!
Michele
WOW 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.
Linda
I love this idea Debi and can’t wait to try it! The onions must taste so sweet!
Two Healthy Kitchens
What 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
They 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
just 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
Yum! I want to try this out. I love caramelized onions.
crystal
Yum, that sounds amazing. I love any recipe that’s easy to prepare & to clean up. This will be added to our rotation.
Chelley
This is my favorite way to have an onion! They’re SO good!
Andi
My hubby would love this! And my co-worker – both love onion everything!
Debra
Oh man. We don’t eat onions because of my husband but man, I want to break the rules for this!
Karissa Ancell
What a great way to do onions.
Michelle F.
Yum! I love caramelized onions. What a great way to make them.
Jenna @ A Savory Feast
I 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!