32 pearl onion recipes

Glazed pearl onions caramelized with sugar, braised in beef stock, and finished with a splash of red wine vinegar. A sweet-and-tangy side dish using frozen pearl onions.

Braised fennel stew with caramelized pearl onions and carrots simmered in chicken broth. A French-inspired vegetable side with anise-sweet fennel, browned butter, and natural sugars.

New Orleans-style pickled pearl onions with crab boil, red pepper flakes, basil, and bay. Spicy Creole condiment that's a must with red beans and rice or gumbo.

Crockpot chicken with mushrooms and onions in a creamy soup-and-broth sauce, slow-cooked until fall-apart tender, then finished with crisp crumbled bacon on top. Dump it in and walk away.

Fresh green beans cut into fine strips and sauteed with pearl onions and garlic in olive oil. A simple Italian-style vegetable side dish.

A savory and hearty soup that's perfect for keeping the kids intrigued at the dinner table!

Fennel bulbs blanched and browned in butter, simmered with caramelized pearl onions and carrots in stock. A light, elegant vegetable stew that's ready in an hour.

Pan-roasted veal chops with fresh sage, sliced mushrooms, and prosciutto in a white wine pan sauce. Italian-inspired one-skillet dinner that turns bone-in veal into a special-occasion showstopper.

Homemade Scotch broth simmers meaty beef bones with pearl barley, carrots, celery, and turnip into a clear, restorative Highland soup. A frugal, cold-weather classic from start to finish.

Pearl onion gratin baked in seasoned cream with nutmeg until browned and bubbly. A classic French side dish with just six ingredients and a blanching trick for easy peeling.

Chicken breast baked with wild rice, pearl onions, celery, and tarragon in white wine and chicken broth. A refined one-dish dinner that practically cooks itself.

Brandy Beef Bourguignon: French-style braised beef with red wine, brandy, pearl onions, mushrooms, and herbs. Marinated for hours, simmered slow into silk-tender bites.

Lime-honey marinated chicken breast grilled on skewers with fresh papaya, pineapple chunks, pearl onions, and green pepper. A low-calorie tropical kabob that is pure summer on a stick.

Tender beef chuck slow-braised with cinnamon, cumin, tomato paste, and pearl onions, then crowned with crumbled feta. This Greek stifado fills the kitchen with warm spice and Mediterranean soul.

French mushroom salad a la Grecque with whole caps simmered in olive oil, white wine, tomato, coriander seeds, and thyme, then chilled and served cold.

Lighter Coq Au Vin, oven-baked chicken breasts in white wine with golden mushrooms and pearl onions for guilt-free French dining.