Onion Bombs

By kimberly687

Ingredients

• 1 large onion
• 1 lb. ground beef, turkey, or pork
• 1/2 clove of garlic finely chopped (or tsp of minced garlic)
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers
• 1 slice of bread torn into small pieces
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3/4 cup shredded cheese (any kind you prefer)
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
• optional - meatloaf seasoning or other spices and herbs you like

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cut a fairly decent sized onion in half. You want to cut from top to bottom right down the middle, not sideways. Then take each layer from each one and pair them together making sure to match each side with it’s mate. Be careful when pulling the layers apart because they can tear easily.

Note: This recipe served about 3 people. Just double the whole recipe if you’re serving more.

Add 1 lb. of ground beef, turkey or pork to a mixing bowl. You can even combine a little beef with pork if you’d like. We just used all ground beef. To the meat, add the following:

1/2 clove of garlic finely chopped (or use minced garlic, about a teaspoon)
3/4 cup of Ketchup
1/2 cup of crushed saltine crackers
1 slice of bread torn into small pieces
Salt and pepper to taste
3/4 cup of shredded cheese (any kind of cheese you like)
1/3 cup of parmesan cheese
optional – meatloaf seasoning packet or any extra spices or herbs that you like

Mix all of this up with your hands as you would with meatloaf. You want about the same texture as you would with meatloaf as well. If it seems too dry, add a bit more ketchup or a splash of milk. If it feels too wet, add a little more crushed crackers.

Now it’s time to assemble your onion bombs. Start with the largest pair of onion halves. Make a large meatball and place it in one side of the onion half and place the other onion half over the top. Basically squishing the meatball between the 2 onion halves. Continue to fill the rest of the onion halves up with the meat mixture.

Wrap each onion bomb in aluminum foil. You want to have enough room so that you can leave a little twist at the top so you can easily pick them up off the grill because they’re hot! Now it’s time to grill them. Slap these babies on the grill and cook for about 8-10 minutes. Flip them over on their opposite side and cook an additional 8-10 minutes. NOTE: Grilling times will vary based on how high you have your grill set. You could bake them in the oven if you don’t have a grill…that’s just an idea.