CHEESY BAKED ONIONS

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Add a Mediterranean twist to your Sunday lunch - serve these alongside roast chicken or lamb, or with salad as a light veggie lunch

Provided by Good Food team

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 large onions , peeled
half a ball light mozzarella , roughly chopped
85g cheddar , grated
2 tbsp olives , halved (we like Kalamata)
50g roasted red pepper from a jar, drained and roughly chopped
1 garlic clove , crushed
50g breadcrumb
leaves from few thyme sprigs

Steps:

Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Halve each onion through the middle. Microwave in pairs for 4 mins on High until soft. Remove the middles of the onions, leaving about 3 outer layers in place, like little bowls.
Whizz the onion middles in a food processor until pulpy. Mix with the mozzarella, half the cheddar, the olives, peppers, garlic, crumbs and most of the thyme, then season well. Spoon the filling into the onion cases and transfer to a baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheddar and thyme, then roast for 15 mins until hot through and golden.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 255 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 27 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Protein 13 grams protein, Sodium 1.16 milligram of sodium