Vidalia Onion Pie

Submitted by GinnyP

"I have loved this dish since childhood. Use this recipe as a jumping off point. I use 3 to 4 cups onions and about 1/2 cup cheese."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 cup ritz cracker crumb
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cups vidalia onions, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 eggs
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1⁄4 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
• paprika

directions

1. Mix Ritz cracker crumbs and melted butter.
2. Press mixture into an 8-inch pie plate.
3. Saute onions with 2 T butter until clear, not brown; spoon into pie crust.
4. Beat eggs with milk, salt, and pepper and pour over onions.
5. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until firm in the center.

Reviews

[Mysterygirl]

This was awesome! I really loved this and I love the fact that you aren't held to the amounts. I can add however much I want, so I did, a few more onions and a little bit more cheese. I would suggest that anyone trying this recipe be sure to get the crumbs up the side of the pan so that they don't have a problem with it sticking.

 

[wsplumber]

Always good, but I add a pinch of nutmeg and cooked, crumbled bacon.

 

[Jezski]

Hey! So happy to see this posted! We've made this identical recipe for years; it was one of my mother's specialties. I highly recommend it. The only difference is that Mom used more cheese. Thanks, GinnyP, for posting.

 

[Ycooks2]

I made this pie because I had a sleeve of Ritz crackers I needed to use. I was so surprised when I found a new family recipe. My husband absolutely loved this. Will make again often.

 

[AcadiaTwo]

OUT OF THIS WORLD! Wow! We loved this Vidalia onion recipe! My husband told my 20 year old daughter that it was bad so she wouldn't eat it. LOL! She told him if it was bad like he said, why was he saving it? I didn't have any crackers so I used a store bought crust I had in my freezer and instead of paprika, I used nutmeg. Yum!