WHOLE BAKED ONIONS | Baked Onions in Foil

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy and reduces saturated fat.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor without dairy.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: ground oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Ground oats are whole grain and gluten-free.

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🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water

Vegetable broth adds flavor without calories.

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

Prepare the onions by cutting off the top and bottom to make them sit flat.

Peel the onions.

Use a paring knife to cut a cone shape out of the middle of each onion, going about an inch down.

Season the hollowed-out onion with about 1 teaspoon of gluten-free bouillon.

Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of butter on top of the bouillon and mash it in.

Wrap the entire onion in a piece of regular aluminum foil.

Place the wrapped onion on a rimmed baking sheet or in a Pyrex dish.

Bake at 350°F for about 1 hour.

Check the onion after an hour; if there is leaking, ensure to use a rimmed baking dish.

Mix the bouillon and butter around the top of the onion after baking to avoid a mouthful of salt.

Taste the top piece of the onion to check tenderness and flavor.

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