Name: French Fried onions
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 people
Ingredients: 1 very large yellow onion (or 2 large onions); 2 cups milk; 2 cups all purpose flour; 1 tbsp garlic powder; 1/4 cup dried minced onions; 1 tsp black pepper; 2 tsp salt

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I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner! Of course, french fried onions are fairly easy to make. I DON’T have to buy them!

With 7 simple ingredients, commonly found in every pantry, we can make french fried onions!

Last week I made green bean casserole because I needed to update the images for the blog.

I decided to make two casseroles, but I didn’t have enough onion topping for two. That’s where the idea of making my own came in.

I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner. I make most of my food from scratch, why not this?!

These make great toppings for casseroles like green bean casserole, or as a snack, or perhaps a party pleaser!

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Deep Fryer – You can use a deep fryer to fry the onions.
Pan Fry – You can turn any stockpot into a fryer.
Air Fryer – Have you ever used one of these? They’re pretty cool!

French Fried Onions Recipe

I used one very large onion. If you can’t find a very large onion, two medium onions should be enough.

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5 from 1 vote

French Fried onions

If you make green bean casserole from scratch, why not make french fried onions too! These are surprisingly easy to make, and super delicious!

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: French-American

Keyword: vegetable recipes

Servings: 6 people

Calories: 865kcal

Author: Kristi @HomesteadWishing

Ingredients

1 very large yellow onion (or 2 large onions)
2 cups milk
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp garlic powder
1/4 cup dried minced onions
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp salt

Instructions

Prepare a plate with a paper towel, to place finished onions on
Combine ingredients in a casserole dish (or something that's square or rectangle good for breading)
Mix well
Toss onions in breading mix
Fry onions on medium high heat until browned on one side
Then, turn and brown other side
Remove onions from fryer, and place on a plate with a paper towel
Sprinkle with extra salt as desired

Video

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These don’t taste quite like the store-bought onion toppings, however, they were really tasty!

They went really well with the green bean casserole! I can’t wait to add them to other casseroles!

Speaking of other casseroles, I went ahead and found some more recipes these could be used with! I’ve listed them below.

I’m thinking these will be really good on my Chicken Tetrazzini too.

Recipes Using French Fried Onions

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If you make green bean casserole from scratch, why not make french fried onions too! These are surprisingly easy to make, and super delicious!

Comments

Kathy Harden says
February 12, 2020 at 11:10 am

These turned out so good! Who knew we could just make them ourselves! Thanks for the awesome instructions!
- Kristi @HomesteadWishing says
  February 12, 2020 at 11:17 am
  
  IKR! So glad you like them! Thanks for giving this recipe 5 stars!

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French Fried Onions Recipe