Stuffed Onions

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 large yellow onions or 4 large vidalia onions, peeled (about 6 oz ea)
• 5 ounces italian turkey sausage links, mild or hot casings removed
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup italian breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh sage, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 teaspoons grated orange zest

Recipe

• 1 cut the stem off each onion, so that they will stand upright.
• 2 cut about 1/2" slice from top of each onion.
• 3 in a medium pot, with about 1" of water, gently boil onions, stem end down.
• 4 simmer them covered about 20 minutes or until tender.
• 5 when done, transfer onions with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with several layers of paper towels, drain.
• 6 then hollow out the insides of each onion (can use a melon baller), leaving 1/2" walls& bottom.
• 7 reserve shells& onion centers.
• 8 preheat oven to 400°.
• 9 finely chop the onion centers& set aside.
• 10 spray and heat a large non-stick frying pan with pam.
• 11 add 1/2 of the chopped onion, sausage& garlic.
• 12 you can discard or reserve the remaining onions for another recipe, if you like.
• 13 cook mixture over medium heat, stirring frequently so that you break up the sausage (about 5-7 minutes or until lightly browned).
• 14 stir in bread crumbs, juice, sage, parsley& orange zest.
• 15 remove from heat.
• 16 spoon 1/4 of the sausage mixture into each onion shell.
• 17 arrange stuffed onions in a medium sized casserole dish.
• 18 leave enough room to pour 1 cup of water in there.
• 19 bake 30 minutes, until lightly browned.