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Crockpot Caramelized Onions

Oct 12, 2015 · 1 Comment

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Make sweet, buttery Crockpot Caramelized Onions with just 2 ingredients in the slow cooker. A busy cook's caramelized onion dream!

Make sweet, buttery Crockpot Caramelized Onions with just 2 ingredients in the slow cooker with this easy crockpot recipe. A busy cook's caramelized onion dream! Great for a side dish! Mmm... I love caramelized onions with a nice juicy steak!

Crockpot Caramelized Onions

Have you ever made real caramelized onions? Not the kind where you saute for a minute and pour in some sugar for the caramelized taste. But the REAL caramelized onions where the onions are cooked just perfectly so that it caramelizes in it's own sugars.  They're heavenly! I could seriously just eat them plain right out of the skillet, but they pretty much make any dish way better.  Steak with caramelized onions, hot dogs smothered in caramelized onions,... I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

The trick to these amazing caramelized onions is to pretty much leave them alone and let them cook for a long period of time over low heat.  I'm not kidding, it takes forever.  And with 3 small, curious little kiddos, I really can't walk away from a stove that's on!  So it seemed like a pretty obvious leap to put these in the slow cooker for Crockpot Caramelized Onions.

Crockpot Caramelized Onions are ridiculously simple to make with just 2 ingredients, butter and onions. Throw it in the Crockpot in the morning, and have all your sweet, butter Crockpot Caramelized Onions goodness by dinner.

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Make sweet, buttery Crockpot Caramelized Onions with just 2 ingredients in the slow cooker with this easy crockpot recipe. A busy cook's caramelized onion dream! Great for a side dish! Mmm... I love caramelized onions with a nice juicy steak!

Crockpot Caramelized Onions Recipe

Make sweet, buttery Crockpot Caramelized Onions with just 2 ingredients in the slow cooker with this easy crockpot recipe. A busy cook's caramelized onion dream! Great for a side dish! Mmm... I love caramelized onions with a nice juicy steak!

Crockpot Caramelized Onions

Make sweet, buttery Crockpot Caramelized Onions with just 2 ingredients in the slow cooker. A busy cook's caramelized onion dream!
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Crock Pot, Crockpot Caramelized Onions, Slow Cooker
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours hours
Total Time: 8 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 88kcal
Author: The Gracious Wife
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Ingredients

  • 3-6 large sweet onions sliced
  • 4 tablespoons butter melted

Instructions

  • Place onions in the slow cooker.
  • Pour melted butter on top.
  • Cook on low heat for 8-10 hours, until onions are sweet, tender, and golden brown.

Nutrition

Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 80mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 235IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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Make sweet, buttery Crockpot Caramelized Onions with just 2 ingredients in the slow cooker with this easy crockpot recipe. A busy cook's caramelized onion dream! Great for a side dish! Mmm... I love caramelized onions with a nice juicy steak!

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