197 cooked onion recipes

To highlight the onion's diversity, below are four recipes, each with a different type of onion, and a different cooking technique, (one not cooked at all).

Braised brisket slow-cooked in cranberry sauce, French onion soup, ketchup, and ginger ale. A sweet-savory Jewish holiday brisket that practically cooks itself. Just 5 ingredients.

Traditional Rio Grande Valley barbacoa de cabeza, beef head pit-cooked overnight in coals with onion, garlic, and cilantro. The Sunday-morning tortilla filling that defines South Texas cooking.

A batch-cook curry base gravy with garlic, ginger, onion puree, and tomatoes. Make 10 portions, freeze, and shortcut your way through weeknight curries.

Brown rice and fresh spinach side dish with sauteed onion and celery. A simple, wholesome one-pan recipe using spinach cooking water to flavor the rice.

Slow-cooked beef short ribs with sauerkraut, Granny Smith apples, onions, and caraway seeds. Make it in the crockpot, oven, or on the stovetop for a hearty German-inspired comfort meal.

Quick pink pickled onions with red onion, white wine vinegar, and sugar. Ready in 30 minutes with no cooking, these tangy-sweet pickled onions brighten tacos, salads, and sandwiches.

Italian-seasoned barley cooked with onions, green pepper, garlic, tomatoes, and herbs. A low-fat vegetarian grain side dish that reheats well in the microwave.

Vegan hummus pita sandwiches with whole-wheat pita, pickled red onion, mixed greens, and chopped red bell pepper. Quick lunch, no cooking, ready in 20 minutes.

Wild rice bean salad with brown rice, cooked beans, diced onion, lemon juice, and soy sauce. A no-cook toss-together side that's hearty and protein-packed.

Traditional Southern roast possum with bread crumb stuffing, onion, bacon drippings, and a kick of red pepper. Old-school Appalachian cooking using black iron and patience.

Sweet and spicy onion glaze from just three pantry ingredients: apricot preserves, onion soup mix, and zesty dressing. A no-cook brush-on glaze for chicken, ribs, kabobs, burgers, and franks.

Whole chicken slow-cooked on a bed of potatoes, carrots, onions, and celery with basil and seasoned salt. The cooking liquid turns into a savory thyme and soy sauce gravy.

No-cook black bean and corn salad with bell pepper, celery, and onion dressed in cumin and rice vinegar. Vegan, flexible portions, ready in 20 minutes.

Mild blender salsa with tomatoes, banana peppers, cilantro, onion, and garlic. No heat, no cooking, no fuss. Just blend and serve.

Spinach dip with sour cream, mayonnaise, and chopped onion. Four ingredients, no cooking, and it tastes even better after chilling overnight.