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Creamed onions with panko and parsley in white bowls.

Creamed Onions

Bree Hester
4.67 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 338 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 sticks butter
  • 3 sweet onions
  • 3 red onions
  • 1 bunch leeks
  • 6 shallots
  • 1 bag frozen pearl onions thaw them out
  • salt and pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup panko crumbs
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1/3 cup chopped flat leaf parsley

Instructions
 

  • Prep your leeks. Slice them and clean the leeks, they are full of sand and grit. Put the sliced leeks in a bowl of cold water and let the sand go to the bottom. I do this a few times to get them really clean.
    Cleaning sliced leeks for Creamed Onions by soaking them in a bowl of cold water.
  • Slice your onions. I like the onions to all have a different shape and texture. The red onions are kept whole, and thinly sliced. I halved the sweet onions, and kept them on the thick side. The shallots are sliced thinly, and the garlic is minced.
    Sliced red onions and chopped white onions on a wooden cutting board for cooking or recipe preparation.
  • Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add a few tablespoons of butter to the pan. Add the red and sweet onions. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until they are soft and translucent, about 10 minutes. You do not want to caramelize them, but cook them until they are really soft.
    Sautéed onions cooking in a skillet on a stove for homemade recipes.
  • Take the first batch of onions out, and put them in a bowl. Add more butter, and add the leeks. Season with salt and pepper. Cook them until the are soft, about 10 more minutes, but still have some color to them.
    Sautéed chopped green onions and leeks in a skillet for cooking or recipe preparation.
  • Take the leeks out, and add some more butter. It is Thanksgiving, so we are not counting how much butter we are using are we? Add the pearl onions and shallots. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until soft.
    Cooking pearl onions and shallots until soft in a skillet for creamed onions.
  • By now, you should have a bowl of delicious, well-seasoned, soft onions.
    A bowl of soft, well-seasoned cooked onions for Creamed Onions.
  • And a saute pan with yummy onion bits. Add another tablespoon of butter to the pan and add the garlic. Cook for 30 seconds, being careful to not burn it. (If you do, take it out and start over.)
    Butter melting in a black skillet for baking or cooking recipes.
  • Add the cream to the pan. Simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes, until the cream begins to reduce.
    Cream sauce being cooked in a skillet on a stovetop with a spatula in the image.
  • Add the onions back into the pan.
    Adding cooked onions and leeks to cream sauce in a skillet for Creamed Onions.
  • Give a taste at this point. Make sure that the onions are well-seasoned.
    Cooking creamed onions in a skillet, combining pearl onions and leeks in a creamy sauce.
  • Pour the creamed onions into either one big casserole dish, or individual ones. At this point, you can cover these and keep them in the fridge for 24 hours.
    Creamed Onions in individual white casserole dishes.
  • Make the crumb topping. Add the panko, Parmesan, parsley, and a few Tablespoons of melted butter to a bowl. Add some pepper.
    Shredded cheese, chopped herbs, and seasonings in a glass mixing bowl for baking recipes.
  • Top the creamed onions with the panko crumb mixture.
    Topping individual Creamed Onions with panko crumb mixture.
  • Bake in a 375 degree oven until they are heated through and the top is brown and bubbly, about 45 minutes.
    Creamed onions served in white bowls, topped with golden panko crumbs and fresh parsley.

Nutrition

Calories: 338kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 7gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 15gSodium: 190mgFiber: 3g
Keyword classic holiday recipe, creamed onions, thanksgiving side dish
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