When fixing burgers, brats or dogs, we often have baked steak fries as a side dish. In our quest to eat healthier, we have virtually eliminated frying anything in oil, opting to bake instead due to the health benefits. As a result, there are some favorites we never fix, even though we love them...and onion rings is one of those neglected faves.
The other night I only had a bag of little Yukon gold potatoes in the pantry (hadn't restocked since I made the Loaded Baked Potato Soup!) and I just couldn't get the vision of making them into steak fries. I looked at my bag of white onions and thought onion rings would be great...I bet we can bake them! We needed to at least try...and try we did!
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| Crispy Baked Onion Rings |
I'll jump to the good news ...baked onion rings are better than fried! They're not greasy, limp, or too hot to eat like the fried version can be. The onion stayed crisp and, therefore, had better flavor. Best of all, they were a breeze to make.
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| Dipped and ready to bake onion rings |
Italian bread crumbs, milk
Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Spray a cookie sheet with your favorite non-stick spray, and set aside.
Peel and slice your onion(s) into 1/4 inch slices and separate into rings. Note- 3/4 of one large white onion feeds 3 adults.
We set up a little assembly station to coat the onion rings:
- Step 1 - Place 3/4 c. of flour in a zip lock bag and set aside.
- Step 2 - In a medium bowl, mix 1/2 cup of milk with 2-3 T. of flour.
- Step 3 - Pour approx. 3/4 c. Italian bread crumbs out on plate or shallow bowl ( I'm sure Panko or reg. bread crumbs would serve well too).
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| Baked onion rings... a perfect side to your favorite Stuffed Burger! |
Place them on the cookie sheet. I started to run out of room on the cookie sheet, so I placed rings within rings and it did not hinder the baking. They all got brown and crispy. We flipped them once at about 5 minutes (WARNING - our oven is wonky, so don't use my time as gospel) and after another 5 minutes they were finished.
Our recipe was adapted from AllRecipes.com and Elli Kreiger at Foodnetwork.com
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ReplyDeleteI like that not only are these better for you, but it's good to hear that you thought they tasted better too. Will have to try--we're trying to eat healthier too.
MM,
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I feel cheated that I went for so long eating the fried onion rings not knowing that the baked are better! I think you'll agree. It is just a bonus that they're healthier too! Thanks so much for stoppin' in and chatting awhile! :)
I so love onion rings and they are so fattening. I mean the bloomin onion is like 1500 calories....or something ridiculous. This is such a great alternative. I am making these.
ReplyDeleteThe BEST part of this post is that I have ALL the ingredients on hand most of the time. I too never thought about baking them so have been missing out as we only fry things once every couple months or so. I LOVE onion rings so this is GREAT news :) I'll let you know when I make them!
ReplyDeleteI just love Onion Rings and I could have more if they were baked. This is a great recipe that we will try very soon! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great week end and come back soon!
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Hi Miz Helen,
ReplyDeleteIt was good of you to stop by and chat! I'm really confident that you are going to loved the baked rings. I know we were so pleasantly surprised and really wondered why it took us so long to figure this out since we love onion rings too! Enjoy!
Hey Kim,
ReplyDeleteThat is always a good sign when you don't have to write a grocery list to make the recipe! Isn't it odd, we had never thought about baking either...and we love onion rings. We'd always looked at them as guilty pleasure eats that we never made for ourselves. It is a new favorite side dish for us! I hope you all feel the same. Please do let me know either way. Have a great weekend!
Found you from dining with Debbie. This baked onion ring recipe sounds so good! I will be making these soon. Thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for coming by! I am confident that you are going to love these onion rings. I stopped by your place (Aunt Nubby's Kitchen) and loved all of the recipes and the wonderful pictures. Have a great weekend.
Permanent Posies,
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean those bloomin' onions should be against the law...they taste so good but they'll kill ya too! I think you'll find this a better alternative all the way around!
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Looks delish!
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