Baked Stuffed Onions

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 large mild onions (vidalia or 1015)
• 3/4 cup soft breadcrumbs
• 3/4 cup cooked chicken or 3/4 cup mushroom, finely chopped
• 1 egg yolk
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup cracker crumb, finely crushed (ritz recommended)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place the butter in a preheated saucepan and melt the butter down (on low heat).
• 2 once the butter is melted down, add the plain flour.
• 3 stir well and cook the mixture of butter and plain flour which should go a bit lumpy and dry at this stage.
• 4 very important that you cook this well (2-4 minutes).
• 5 remove from heat and slowly, very slowly add the milk and stir constantly.
• 6 add paprika for a bit of extra kick.
• 7 for the onions: remove skins from onions and boil in a large quantity of salted water, uncovered, for ten minutes.
• 8 drain and turn upside down to cool.
• 9 remove centers of onions, leaving a shell sufficiently thick to retain its shape.
• 10 chop the removed onion and combine with remaining ingredients except cracker crumbs.
• 11 stuff onion shells with this mixture, sprinkle with cracker crumbs and bake in a 350f oven for about 40 minutes or until onions are tender.