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Southern-Style Butter Baked Onions

Enjoy Southern-Style Butter Baked Onions, a simple and delicious side dish with tender onions, rich buttery flavor, and irresistible Southern comfort. Try it today!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large 12 oz each Vidalia onions
  • 2 teaspoons chicken stock base such as Better Than Bouillon
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning such as Tony Chachere’s or Zatarain’s
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 tablespoons 2 oz unsalted butter

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Trim a small slice off the top and bottom of each onion, keeping the root intact, then peel off the skins.
  3. Scoop out the center of each onion, leaving about a 1-inch border and hollowing halfway down.
  4. Place each onion on a foil-lined baking sheet.
  5. Add 1 teaspoon chicken stock base and 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce into each onion cavity.
  6. In a small bowl, mix Creole seasoning, smoked paprika, parsley, garlic powder, and black pepper.
  7. Sprinkle about half of the seasoning into each onion, then add 2 tablespoons of butter into each cavity.
  8. Sprinkle the remaining seasoning evenly over the onions.
  9. Wrap each onion tightly in foil.
  10. Bake for about 1 hour until the onions are tender.
  11. Carefully unwrap and serve warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 4g

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