Tennessee Onions
Active Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 10
Ingredients:
Cooking spray
2 1/2 lb. sweet onions (about 3 large onions), sliced crosswise into 1/4-in.-thick slices and separated into rings
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. dried parsley flakes
1 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 cup salted butter, cut into 1/4-in.-thick pieces
4 oz. mild Cheddar cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
4 oz. smoked Gouda cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Place onions in a large bowl. Sprinkle with thyme, parsley, garlic salt, oregano, mustard, and cayenne pepper; toss gently to coat.
Arrange evenly in a prepared baking dish.
Arrange butter evenly over onions, and sprinkle with Cheddar and Gouda.
Cover with aluminum foil, and bake in a preheated oven until onions are soft and sides are bubbly, about 40 minutes.
Remove foil. Bake at 350°F until top is golden, about 30 minutes.
Notes:
Our Tips for Making the Best Tennessee Onions:
This casserole is straightforward, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some handy tips to make the final dish better.
Slice the onions evenly into rings about 1/4-inch wide.
Separate the onion rings so they cook evenly. Don’t leave them nested.
No Vidalia onions? Sweet onions like Walla Walla and Texas Sweet will work, too.
How To Serve Tennessee Onions:
We aren’t sure whether to call these onions a side dish or a condiment. So really, we’ll treat them as both.
A scoop of these at a potluck or barbecue will be welcomed by all, but we also want to eat them on burgers, atop grilled chicken or steak, or even in between slices of bread for an onion-rich grilled cheese.
Recipe courtesy of Southern Living.com
