Holiday Onions

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This dish is a hit with kids as well as adults. It has been on our Thanksgiving and Christmas tables ever since I can remember, and that's a long time! Sliced onions are baked with a rich Cheddar cheese sauce and sprinkled with paprika.

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Ingredients

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 3 quart casserole dish.

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  • Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Stir in onions; cook until tender but still firm. Drain.

  • Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the flour and continue stirring until golden brown. Pour in the milk and allow the mixture to thicken. Mix in the cheese, allowing it to melt.

  • Arrange onions in casserole dish and cover with cheese mixture; sprinkle with paprika.

  • Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until heated through and bubbling around edges.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
302.38 calories; 12.01 g protein; 31.67 g carbohydrates; 15.03 g fat; 45.08 mg cholesterol; 235.04 mg sodium.Full Nutrition

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MoonlitBridals
08/14/2011
I love this simple dish. Someone in my family used to make this when I was a child. I never thought I would find the recipe. Perfect and quick side dish. Thank you for sharing
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Anonymous
11/14/2002
My husband and I both love onions but this receipe was very disapointing. Very bland.
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Anonymous
01/03/2003
Made this tonight for our family and guests. It turned out very very good. However upon reading previous review of it being bland before adding cheese sauce I put salt and pepper on the onions and then after I put the cheese sauce and paprika on I sprinkled chives on the top. I will probably make double the cheese sauce next time just to add more substance. Not using as many onions next time (I don't have a food scale so I over guesstimated the 3 lbs of onions) this is a very good side dish!!!
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Anonymous
11/14/2002
My husband and I both love onions but this receipe was very disapointing. Very bland.
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Anonymous
08/29/2002
It's hard to make a meal taste well when it's made mostly of onions. Considering that it tastes pretty good. The cheese topping is especially good.
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MoonlitBridals
08/14/2011
I love this simple dish. Someone in my family used to make this when I was a child. I never thought I would find the recipe. Perfect and quick side dish. Thank you for sharing
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Anonymous
12/24/2006
YUMMY! I loved this. Guess not everyone does but I love onions. I used just a smidge more paprika than called for but this was great and I will make this again. Thanks.
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lutzflcat
01/02/2016
1.2.16 I read the reviews some people liked it others not so much. First tip you DEFINITELY need some salt and pepper otherwise this WILL be bland. Next do one of two things: either make more sauce or slice fewer onions. I weighed my onions and I could tell after boiling them that I was not going to have enough sauce. I made a little more sauce but not enough. Instead of arranging the onions in the dish and topping with the cheese sauce I mixed the onions into the sauce. But not all of them I simply still had too many onions for the amount of sauce. We love onions but don t make this recipe if you re not a fan that makes no sense. IT. IS. ONIONS and a lot of them. Also IMO as a side dish this recipe will make about 8 servings not 5. This was a different twist on a creamy cheesy side dish and although it needs a little tweaking we enjoyed it.
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Anonymous
01/30/2016
Added 1/4 teaspoon creole seasoning 1tablespoon sugar. Awesome. Will defiantly make again. We like a little more flavor.