Onions are one of the most common ingredients. They’re in so many savory recipes to add their distinctive flavor to the dish and showcase the other ingredients. Sometimes they’re even the star of the show – French onion soup or blooming onion, anyone? The following recipe combines sweet onions with three kinds of cheese and some oregano and garlic, along with butter, to make a wonderful onion-based side dish that goes nicely with all kinds of meals.
Try these cheesy sweet onions alongside your next sirloin steak, pork chops or grilled chicken. You can even add this on top of a hamburger in place of the cheese and raw or caramelized onions you’d normally add. Use Vidalia onions or another sweet variety, depending on what’s available where you live. You could even try this with regular yellow onions or combine half of each for a brand-new flavor experience. You’re going to love every bite of this sweet onion recipe.
You are going to love every mouthful of this onion-based side dish. What’s not to love? You have sweet onions, cheese, garlic, and oregano in the mix, to ensure a side dish everyone will be impressed with.
Why You’ll Love the Recipe:
These onions are so good. The recipe uses three kinds of cheese for that extra deliciousness factor. You can mix and match different cheeses if you want, or even different kinds of onions. This makes a wonderful side dish that’s a good choice for a potluck or cookout.
How to Serve It:
Pair it with pork chops, steak or your favorite kind of meat, or use it to top a hot dog or cheeseburger.
Ingredients:
- Onions
- Oregano
- Butter
- Sgarlic powder
- shredded cheddar cheese
- Shredded parmesan cheese
- Salt
- Shredded Italian blend cheese
How to make Tennessee Onions:
Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 13×9-inch baking dish.
Cut the onions into ¼-inch slices, separating out the rings.
Put them in the prepared baking dish and sprinkle the oregano, garlic, and salt on top.
Cut the butter into 8 pieces, arranging them over the onions.
Sprinkle the cheddar and Italian blend cheeses on top.
Sprinkle the parmesan on top of that.
Bake for about 35 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and bubbling.
Let it rest for 5 minutes then serve hot.
Tennessee Onions
Ingredients
- 4 Vidalia onions or similar sweet variety
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shredded Italian blend cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 13x9-inch baking dish.
- Cut the onions into ¼-inch slices, separating out the rings.
- Put them in the prepared baking dish and sprinkle the oregano, garlic and salt on top.
- Cut the butter into 8 pieces, arranging them over the onions.
- Sprinkle the cheddar and Italian blend cheeses on top.
- Sprinkle the parmesan on top of that.
- Bake for about 35 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and bubbling.
- Let it rest for 5 minutes then serve hot.
Can You Make It Ahead?
Yes, you can but you’ll have to warm it back up in the oven because you’ll want the cheese to melt again.
Storage Instructions:
Keep leftovers covered and refrigerated and use them within 4 days.
Variations and Substitutions:
Try this with other types of onions or cheese, or both. You can also make this in muffin tins if you prefer to make individual portions.
