Vegetable-Stuffed Baked Onions

Vegetable-Stuffed Baked Onions
You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Vegetable-Stuffed Baked Onions a try. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 153 calories. This recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up bacon strips, beef broth, butter, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

1
Cut 1/2 in. off the top of each onion; trim bottom so onion sits flat. Scoop out center, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Chop remaining onion; set aside 1/2 cup (discarding remaining onion or save for another use).
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Place onion shells in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and cook for 8-10 minutes.
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3
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp.
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4
Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 teaspoon drippings. In same skillet, saute the chopped onion, carrots and red pepper in drippings for 8 minutes or until tender.
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5
Remove from the heat; stir in the bread crumbs, parsley, butter, salt, pepper and reserved bacon.
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6
Drain onion shells; fill each with about 1/3 cup vegetable mixture.
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7
Place in an ungreased shallow 3-qt. baking dish.
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8
Pour broth over onions. Cover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until heated through.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 10 m.
Servings10
Health Score4
Dish TypesSide Dish
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