Description
Greek Stuffed Onions are a traditional Mediterranean dish made with tender onions filled with ground beef, rice, fresh herbs, and baked in a tomato lemon sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large yellow or sweet onions
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 cup long-grain rice
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can crushed tomatoes (14 oz)
- 1/2 cup beef or vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Boil onions in salted water until softened.
- Drain onions and separate into layers.
- Sauté chopped onion in olive oil until translucent.
- Add garlic and cook briefly.
- Add ground beef and cook until browned.
- Stir in rice, parsley, mint, allspice, cinnamon, salt, and pepper.
- Stuff onion layers with filling.
- Arrange stuffed onions seam-side down in a baking dish.
- Sauté garlic in olive oil for sauce.
- Add crushed tomatoes, broth, oregano, dill, and lemon juice.
- Simmer sauce for several minutes.
- Pour sauce over stuffed onions.
- Cover and bake at 375°F for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and bake an additional 15–30 minutes.
- Rest briefly before serving.
Notes
Serve warm with crusty bread or a fresh Greek salad. Lemon wedges enhance flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed onion
- Calories: 580
- Sugar: 8.4g
- Sodium: 570mg
- Fat: 31g
- Saturated Fat: 9.8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 21.2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39.1g
- Fiber: 3.7g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 112mg
Keywords: greek stuffed onions, mediterranean stuffed onions, salantourmasi