Provencal Style Stuffed Onions
Provençal Style Stuffed Onions are a wonderfully elegant and easy French inspired side dish that goes from holiday feasts to everyday meals.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 2 Vidalia onions, or any other variety, sweet or regular
- 2-3 Tbsp olive oil, divided
- 2 Tbsp butter, divided
- salt and fresh cracked black pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 large shallot, minced
- white wine, Sherry, or Marsala
- 1 tsp herbes de Provence
- 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F Oil a gratin or baking dish.
- With the flattest side of the onion down, slice off the top. Use a spoon to carefully scoop out the inside of each onion, leaving a good layer of flesh around the perimeter, being sure to leave the bottom intact. Reserve the scooped out bits.
- Rub each onion, inside and out, with a little olive oil, and season well with salt and pepper.
- Set your onions in the baking dish and cover loosely with foil. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, measure out 1/2 cup of the reserved onion flesh and finely chop it. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a saute pan and saute the garlic, shallot, and chopped onion for about 7-8 minutes, until softened. Add a splash of white wine to the pan and cook until absorbed.
- Take off the heat and add the herbes de Provence, bread crumbs, Parmesan, and thyme. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
- Fill the onions with the stuffing. Press lightly to fit the stuffing tightly in the onion cavity and then mound it up a bit on top. Dot with butter.
- Pour white wine into the baking dish to a depth of just 1/4 inch. Cover loosely with foil and bake for another 30 minutes, or until the onion is completely tender. The exact time is going to depend on the size and shape of your onions. Check with a small sharp knife, it should slide in without resistance.
Nutrition
Calories: 521 kcal · Carbohydrates: 51 g · Protein: 13 g · Fat: 31 g · Saturated Fat: 12 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 15 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 41 mg · Sodium: 722 mg · Potassium: 583 mg · Fiber: 6 g · Sugar: 19 g · Vitamin A: 872 IU · Vitamin C: 30 mg · Calcium: 311 mg · Iron: 5 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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