I love love love me some caramelized onions and just about anything I can think of that can be made with them. I’m guessing you do, too, or you probably wouldn’t be here looking at this post, Caramelized Onions Three Ways. All of the recipes I use call for three to four pounds of onions, more on that below and all make absolutely stellar Caramelized Onions. If you want to make a smaller amount, you’ll probably want to use the Stovetop Method.
Oven Roasted Root Vegetables
If you follow food trends, you can almost figure out when in time a recipe was developed. Oven Roasted Root Vegetables have a couple of dead giveaways! The use of oven roasting and balsamic vinegar easily places it squarely in the late 90s.
Guinness Onion Soup with White Cheddar Croutons
I love love love me some French Onion Soup! It’s just a beautiful thing and I fell in love with it at my first bite, decades ago! For St. Patrick’s day, though, I wanted to change things up. I’ve been dying to try out one of the Guinness & Onion Soup recipes I’ve seen floating around. Here’s my version, Guinness Onion Soup with White Cheddar Croutons.
Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions
I’ve gotta say I’ve wanted to try crockpot caramelized onions for a long time…and I finally have. I have mixed feelings about my crockpot, btw. What they do well, they do SO well and what they don’t do well…yikes!
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Pan Roasted Mushrooms & Onions
I love to search out flavors from across the globe – but sometimes I find the simplest, truest flavors are the most welcome. Here are savory onions and beautifully browned mushrooms, cooked simply in their juices. A touch of butter and a sprinkle of salt is all that’s needed to make Pan Roasted Mushrooms & Onions shine.



