Easy Creamed Onions
This creamed onions recipe was my great-grandma’s. Always a favorite at Thanksgiving dinner. It is worth using fresh pearl onions instead of frozen ones.
Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
6
Ingredients
- ¾ cup water
- salt to taste
- 2 cups peeled pearl onions
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 ½ cups cold whole milk
- ¼ cup quick-mixing flour (such as Wondra), or more as needed
Directions
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Bring water and salt to a boil in a small saucepan; add pearl onions and cook until just tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup water in the saucepan; return onions to the pan and add butter.
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Mix milk and quick-mixing flour together in a bowl; add to onion mixture. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in more quick-mixing flour if the mixture is too thin.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
161 | Calories |
10g | Fat |
16g | Carbs |
3g | Protein |