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Cheese and Onion Pie is a Wonderful Spring Tradition

cheese and onion pie

Every May as soon as Vidalia onions come into season, my family is busy making onion pie. The Shriner’s would sell onions from a truck each year, and we would buy a couple of bags. We have shared this recipe by making it for others so many times over the years, and it always results in someone being pleasantly surprised.

I hate to admit it, but I missed out on many years of enjoying this sweet onion sensation because as a kid I was too afraid to try it. A pie made with onions was not something I was open to trying. I was so wrong! This is the best ever when eaten warm from the oven. It is buttery, cheesy and sweet and savory at the same time.

How to make Vidalia Onion Pie

Vidalia onion pie

It starts with the buttery crust made from Ritz crackers. Just grind them into small pieces so that it is almost like you are making a graham cracker crust. Mix with melted butter. Form into pie pan.

cheese and onion pie

Sauté onions with butter until soft and drain in colander for 20 minutes. This way the butter will drain off, leaving just the sweet onions as the main ingredient in the pie.

sweet onion pie

Place the onions into the crust. Mix the eggs and milk and pour over onions.

onion pie

Add salt and pepper. Top with cheese and bake for about 30 minutes.

Vidalia onion pie with cheese

Enjoy this dish warm, whether fresh from the oven or reheated as leftovers. Bring onion pie to gatherings and introduce your family or friends to something they may not have tried before.

how to make cheese and onion pie

Vidalia Onion Pie

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Vidalia onions, a buttery crust and cheese. A delicious spring side dish.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Ritz crackers crushed
  • 4 tbsp butter, melted for crust
  • 3 cups Vidalia onion (sweet onion) chopped or sliced
  • 4 tbsp butter for onions
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup milk
  • 8 ounce sharp cheddar cheese grated

Instructions
 

  • Sauté onions in butter until tender. Drain in colander for 20 minutes.
  • Mix crushed Ritz crackers with melted butter.
  • Press into pie pan and bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
  • Pour onions into pie crust.
  • Mix eggs and milk and pour over onions.
  • Add salt and pepper and top with cheese.
  • Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes.
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