Sweet Onion Pie Recipe

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Chock-full of sweet onions, this creamy, quiche-like pie makes a scrumptious addition to a brunch buffet. “By using less butter to cook the onions and substituting lighter ingredients, I cut calories and fat from this tasty dish,” says Barbara Reese of Catawissa, Pennsylvania.

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Sweet Onion Pie Recipe
  • Prep: 35 min. Bake: 20 min.
  • Yield: 8 Servings
35 20 55

Ingredients

  • 2 sweet onions, halved and sliced
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
  • 1 cup egg substitute
  • 1 cup fat-free evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  • In a large nonstick skillet, cook onions in butter over medium-low heat for 30 minutes or until very tender. Meanwhile, line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil.
  • Bake at 450° for 6 minutes. Remove foil; cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 425°.
  • Spoon onions into pastry shell. In a small bowl, whisk the egg substitute, milk, salt and pepper; pour over onions. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before cutting. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece equals 187 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 510 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 fat.

Originally published as Sweet Onion Pie in Light & Tasty April/May 2007, p47

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Reviewed on Nov. 04, 2011 by AnnetteKW

My mother-in-law loves this recipe. It is quick, easy and so tasty.

 
 
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