Cheesy Bacon-Stuffed Onions
Cheesy Bacon-Stuffed Onions
Ingredients
For the Stuffed Onions
- 4 large onions
- 8 slices bacon
- 500 g ground beef
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 cup water
- 125 g cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese, divided (e.g., cheddar, mozzarella)
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped, divided
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C. Peel the large onions.
⏱️ 2 min•🌡️ 180
- 2
Cut off the top and bottom ends of each onion. Cut the onions in half through the center.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Carefully remove the inner layers of each onion half, leaving 2-3 outer layers intact to form a hollow cup. Place the hollowed-out onion halves into a baking dish.
⏱️ 7 min
- 4
Chop the removed inner onion pieces. In a small pot, boil the chopped onion pieces in water for a few minutes until they are tender. Drain the boiled chopped onions and set aside.
⏱️ 8 min
- 5
In a large pan, fry the bacon until it is crispy. Remove the crispy bacon from the pan, chop it into pieces, and set aside. Reserve 1-2 tablespoons of bacon fat in the pan.
⏱️ 10 min
- 6
Add the ground beef to the pan with the reserved bacon fat. Cook the ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon, until it is browned.
⏱️ 8 min
- 7
Add the minced garlic to the pan and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Add the drained boiled chopped onions to the pan with the ground beef mixture. Season the mixture with salt, black pepper, and smoked paprika. Stir to combine all ingredients.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Add 1/4 cup of water to the pan. Cover the pan and let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes.
⏱️ 5 min
- 10
Remove the lid. Add the softened cream cheese to the meat mixture. Stir until the cream cheese is melted and well combined.
⏱️ 3 min
- 11
Add 1 cup of shredded cheese to the meat mixture. Stir until the cheese is melted and combined.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Add half of the chopped fresh parsley to the meat and cheese mixture. Stir to combine.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Fill each hollowed-out onion half in the baking dish generously with the prepared meat and cheese mixture.
⏱️ 5 min
- 14
Top each stuffed onion with the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.
⏱️ 1 min
- 15
Sprinkle the chopped crispy bacon over the shredded cheese on each stuffed onion.
⏱️ 1 min
- 16
Bake in the preheated oven at 180°C for 25-30 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and golden brown.
⏱️ 30 min•🌡️ 180
- 17
Garnish with the remaining fresh parsley before serving.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Cheesy Bacon-Stuffed Onions
For the Stuffed Onions
- 4 large onions
- 8 slices bacon
- 500 g ground beef
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 cup water
- 125 g cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese, divided (e.g., cheddar, mozzarella)
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped, divided
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C. Peel the large onions.
⏱️ 2 min•🌡️ 180 - 2
Cut off the top and bottom ends of each onion. Cut the onions in half through the center.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Carefully remove the inner layers of each onion half, leaving 2-3 outer layers intact to form a hollow cup. Place the hollowed-out onion halves into a baking dish.
⏱️ 7 min - 4
Chop the removed inner onion pieces. In a small pot, boil the chopped onion pieces in water for a few minutes until they are tender. Drain the boiled chopped onions and set aside.
⏱️ 8 min - 5
In a large pan, fry the bacon until it is crispy. Remove the crispy bacon from the pan, chop it into pieces, and set aside. Reserve 1-2 tablespoons of bacon fat in the pan.
⏱️ 10 min - 6
Add the ground beef to the pan with the reserved bacon fat. Cook the ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon, until it is browned.
⏱️ 8 min - 7
Add the minced garlic to the pan and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Add the drained boiled chopped onions to the pan with the ground beef mixture. Season the mixture with salt, black pepper, and smoked paprika. Stir to combine all ingredients.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Add 1/4 cup of water to the pan. Cover the pan and let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes.
⏱️ 5 min - 10
Remove the lid. Add the softened cream cheese to the meat mixture. Stir until the cream cheese is melted and well combined.
⏱️ 3 min - 11
Add 1 cup of shredded cheese to the meat mixture. Stir until the cheese is melted and combined.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Add half of the chopped fresh parsley to the meat and cheese mixture. Stir to combine.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Fill each hollowed-out onion half in the baking dish generously with the prepared meat and cheese mixture.
⏱️ 5 min - 14
Top each stuffed onion with the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.
⏱️ 1 min - 15
Sprinkle the chopped crispy bacon over the shredded cheese on each stuffed onion.
⏱️ 1 min - 16
Bake in the preheated oven at 180°C for 25-30 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and golden brown.
⏱️ 30 min•🌡️ 180 - 17
Garnish with the remaining fresh parsley before serving.
⏱️ 1 min