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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.
Myrabev
I am never actually eaten caramelized onions before so this is awesome for me to try
redheadloves
Mmmm! Those look really really good!
Ask Coach Donna
Yep – 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
Oh my gosh I can imagine how fantastic they must smell! yummy!
Mistee Dawn
Yum! I bet my hubby would really love this. He loves caramelized onions.
daydreamingbeauty
These look delicious! I will definitely be trying!
kristi
You’ve just blown my mind with this one…YUM! Pinning.
Liz Mays
Sounds incredible and I may just dream of this for the rest of the day.
Nicole Neverman
This 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
Yum, 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
I seriously just swooned. I looooove onions and this looks like heaven!
Ashley
Those look so good! I love cooking things in aluminum foil, clean up is a breeze and they always cook so beautifully.
Katie Matthews
Mmm 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
Oh my golly this looks amazing. Great post I will definitely be trying it out. A red onion would be tasty too.
Rosie
Charlotte
Seriously?? 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
I Love this idea! Thanks.
Local Adventurer (Las Vegas Blog)
this looks delicious. we need to try roasting in foil more often! 🙂
thatfinancechic
These will go perfect with bone soup…..
Deidre
SO smart. We have been using foil a lot in our cooking lately.
Taralyn - Keep Moving Forward With Me
Those sound yummy! Perfect addition to dinner!