Name: Tennessee Onions
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 Vidalia onions (sometimes called “sweet onions”, (about 2.5 lbs) $2.40*); ½ tsp garlic powder ($0.04); ¼ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.02); ½ tsp smoked paprika ($0.04); ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper ($0.02); 8 oz. gouda (shredded, $1.97); 1 tsp salt ($0.02); 8 oz. cheddar cheese (shredded, $1.97); 1 stick salted butter (½ cup, $0.99)

Ingredients

8 serv.

5 Vidalia onions (sometimes called “sweet onions”, (about 2.5 lbs) $2.40*)
½ tsp garlic powder ($0.04)
¼ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.02)
½ tsp smoked paprika ($0.04)
⅛ tsp cayenne pepper ($0.02)
8 oz. gouda (shredded, $1.97)
1 tsp salt ($0.02)
8 oz. cheddar cheese (shredded, $1.97)
1 stick salted butter (½ cup, $0.99)

Instructions

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1 Gather ingredients and put the butter in the freezer to firm up. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2 Peel and cut onions into hearty rings, about ½ inch thick.
3 Toss onions with garlic powder, black pepper, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in a 9x13” baking dish. It might seem super full, but they will wilt and cook down in the oven.
4 Grate both kinds of cheese and toss together.
5 Get the butter out of the freezer and carefully grate it. (I like to grate the butter because I find it does a better job of coating the onions instead of dotting the top with larger cubes.)
6 Top the onions in the baking dish with the mixture of both cheeses and sprinkle the shredded butter across the top.
7 Bake the onions covered with tinfoil for 30 minutes.
8 Remove tinfoil and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
9 Serve warm as a side dish with your favorite protein.