Move over peppers, it’s onion’s turn. A stuffed onion is a delicious, nutrient-packed meal option that features our favorite root vegetable and can be prepared in so many different ways.
Some recipes start by hollowing out whole onions, while others use individual layers of softened onion. Either way, stuffed onions make for an amazing side dish, main course, or appetizer.
We compiled five amazing stuffed onion recipes for you to try, but the possibilities with this dish are endless. Try playing around with different ingredients, fillings, and cooking methods, and find your favorite way to stuff onions.
- Middle Eastern Stuffed Onions
This first recipe comes from food blogger Rania Renno. Her stuffed onion recipe features a ground beef filling with short-grain rice, tomato paste, all-spice, and pepper paste. Rather than keeping the onions whole, Renno fills individual layers of softened onions with this mixture, then pours a tomato sauce on top before baking. Enjoy this spicy, savory dish with rice, or serve it as-is.
- Black Truffle Stuffed Onions
If you’re looking for something slightly fancier, try this viral cheesy stuffed onion recipe from Chef Danilo Cortellini. Chef Cortellini begins by roasting whole onions on a rock salt base, then creates a soup with the hollowed-out insides of the onions. Each onion gets filled with this soup, as well as an egg yolk, shaved black truffle, and béchamel sauce for a creamy, savory dish that’s sure to impress company. If you’re not a truffle fan, or can’t afford to splurge on this ingredient, these stuffed onions will still shine without it.
- Sausage Stuffing Stuffed Onions
Need a delicious Thanksgiving side with a twist? Try incorporating your stuffing into a baked stuffed onion! Simply hollow out some red or yellow onions, cook the insides with sausage, celery, apple, chicken stock, and breadcrumbs, and fill the onions back up before baking. This savory side dish is a must-have for turkey day.
- Saffron Stuffed Onions
These Indian-inspired stuffed onions are the perfect addition to a pot roast meal or are great on their own as a vegetarian dish. Soften your onions first by boiling them for a few minutes, then roll up individual layers with this unique saffron filling. Your tastebuds will be dancing with a combination of onion, basmati rice, roasted almonds, chopped pistachios, dried cherries, and raisins.
- Meatloaf Stuffed Onions
It might sound strange, but these meatloaf-stuffed onions are packed with flavor and make a delicious easy dinner idea when you’re not sure what to cook. All you need to do is prepare your meatloaf filling (in this case, ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, French onion soup mix, and seasonings), and stuff it into large, hollowed-out onions. Bake the meatloaf-stuffed onions in individual tin foil wrappings for about 30 minutes and you’re ready to feast!
Stuffed Onions Are Stuffed with Nutrients
These stuffed onion recipes are not only delicious, they’re also highly nutritious. When people think of ways they can include more vegetables into their daily diet, onions aren’t usually at the top of the list – but they should be!
Onions are packed with nutrients like vitamin C, potassium, antioxidants, and essential B vitamins. Plus, onions have been known to help regulate blood sugar, protect against heart disease, and improve gut health with a natural source of prebiotics and fiber. Eating stuffed onions in a meal should be a no-brainer.
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