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Onions recipes

The base of more dishes here than any other vegetable. 2328 recipes on the site call for onions.

Onions is in 2,328 recipes from 91 cuisines, among them 1,437 dinners, 274 lunches, 253 appetisers and small plates and 117 quick meals. The cuisines that use it most here are American (516), British (183), Indian (175) and Chinese (163). Of these, 449 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Barbecue Rub (5 min), Cajun Seasoning (5 min) and Chicken Salt (5 min). For 654, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 1,509 easy, 717 medium and 102 hard.

As written, 623 are vegetarian, 292 vegan, 800 gluten-free and 1,113 dairy-free. Another 121 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.

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Onions recipes — all 2328 recipes

Classic Smash Cheeseburger
AmericanEditor’s Pick
Prep
15m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Classic Smash Cheeseburger

A smash burger with lace-edged, deeply browned patties, American cheese melted to the edges and a soft toasted bun…

25 min · Easy
Chicken Tikka Masala
IndianEditor’s Pick
Prep
25m
Cook
35m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Chicken Tikka Masala

Charred yogurt-marinated chicken folded into a silky, gently spiced tomato-cream sauce — the most ordered curry in…

3 hr · Medium
Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
IndianFeatured
Prep
25m
Cook
40m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

Delhi's murgh makhani: tandoori chicken finished in a sauce of tomatoes, butter and cream, balanced with a whisper…

5 hr · Medium
Pad Thai
ThaiEditor’s Pick
Prep
20m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Pad Thai

The real thing is sour, salty and only lightly sweet — a world away from the ketchup-orange version. Tamarind, palm…

35 min · Medium
Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani
IndianEditor’s Pick
Prep
45m
Cook
60m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani

Hyderabadi dum biryani, where marinated chicken and part-cooked rice are layered raw and sealed to steam in their…

4.5 hr · Hard
Birria Tacos
MexicanEditor’s Pick
Prep
30m
Cook
180m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Birria Tacos

Jalisco's chilli-braised beef, shredded into tortillas that have been dipped in the scarlet fat from the braise…

4 hr · Medium
Authentic Guacamole
MexicanFeatured
Prep
10m
Cook
0m
Serves
6
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Appetizers

Authentic Guacamole

The Mexican original is made in a molcajete and contains no garlic, no cumin and no soured cream — just avocado…

10 min · Easy
Shakshuka
Middle EasternFeatured
Prep
10m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Shakshuka

Eggs poached in a smoky, cumin-scented pepper and tomato sauce, served straight from the pan with bread for…

35 min · Easy
Tonkotsu Ramen
JapaneseEditor’s Pick
Prep
45m
Cook
480m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Tonkotsu Ramen

The milky, collagen-heavy pork broth that made Hakata famous, boiled hard for eight hours until the fat and gelatine…

13 hr+ · Hard
Hyderabadi Biryani
Indian
Prep
60m
Cook
80m
Serves
8
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Dinner

Hyderabadi Biryani

Marinated raw lamb layered under half-cooked rice and sealed with dough, so the meat and rice cook together in…

7–7.5 hr · Hard
Carolina Pulled Pork
AmericanEditor’s Pick
Prep
25m
Cook
360m
Serves
10
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Dinner

Carolina Pulled Pork

Pork shoulder rubbed and cooked low for six hours until it pulls apart in strands, dressed the Carolina way with a…

11 hr · Medium
Egg Fried Rice
ChineseFeatured
Prep
10m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Quick Meals

Egg Fried Rice

The test of any wok cook: separate grains, wisps of egg through every mouthful, and that faint smoky note from the…

20 min · Easy
Tacos al Pastor
MexicanEditor’s Pick
Prep
30m
Cook
40m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Tacos al Pastor

Chilli-and-achiote-marinated pork, shaved off a vertical spit and served with pineapple, onion and coriander. This…

5.5 hr · Medium
Southern Fried Chicken
AmericanEditor’s Pick
Prep
30m
Cook
25m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Southern Fried Chicken

Buttermilk-brined chicken in a craggy, well-seasoned crust, fried in a cast-iron skillet. The double dredge and a…

5.5–25.5 hr · Medium
Korean Fried Chicken
KoreanEditor’s Pick
Prep
25m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Korean Fried Chicken

Double-fried until the crust is glassy and stays crisp under the sauce, then glazed in sticky sweet-hot gochujang…

70 min · Medium
Lasagna Bolognese
ItalianEditor’s Pick
Prep
45m
Cook
241m
Serves
8
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Dinner

Lasagna Bolognese

A proper lasagne alla Bolognese is a study in patience: a ragù simmered for two and a half to three hours, a…

5–5.5 hr · Hard
Orange Chicken
ChineseFeatured
Prep
25m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Orange Chicken

The most ordered dish in American Chinese restaurants: craggy fried chicken tossed in a bright, sticky sauce built…

65 min · Medium
Hearty Beef Stew
American
Prep
25m
Cook
210m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Hearty Beef Stew

Chuck browned properly, then braised low with red wine, stock and root vegetables until the meat gives way under a…

4 hr · Easy
Chicken Shawarma
Middle EasternEditor’s Pick
Prep
20m
Cook
35m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Chicken Shawarma

All the flavour of a shawarma spit from an oven tray: thighs marinated in warm spices and yogurt, roasted hard, then…

5 hr · Easy
Dal Makhani
IndianFeatured
Prep
20m
Cook
190m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Dal Makhani

Black urad lentils and kidney beans soaked overnight, simmered for hours, then finished with butter and cream until…

11.5–12 hr · Medium
Phở Bò (Beef Noodle Soup)
VietnameseEditor’s Pick
Prep
30m
Cook
240m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Phở Bò (Beef Noodle Soup)

A clear, aromatic broth simmered for four hours with charred ginger and onion and a bundle of toasted spices, poured…

4.5 hr · Hard
Chicken Katsu Curry
JapaneseFeatured
Prep
25m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Chicken Katsu Curry

Japan's favourite comfort food: a panko-crusted chicken cutlet sliced over rice and flooded with a thick, gently…

55 min · Medium
Jollof Rice
NigerianEditor’s Pick
Prep
20m
Cook
70m
Serves
6
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Side dish

Jollof Rice

Rice cooked in a reduced pepper and tomato base until the grains are stained deep orange and a smoky crust forms at…

90–105 min · Easy
Steamed Pork Dumplings
Chinese
Prep
45m
Cook
15m
Serves
6
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Appetizers

Steamed Pork Dumplings

Juicy jiaozi with a hand-rolled wrapper thick at the centre and thin at the edge — the shape that stops the base…

2.5 hr · Medium
Beef Bourguignon
FrenchEditor’s Pick
Prep
30m
Cook
180m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Beef Bourguignon

Julia Child put this Burgundian beef stew on every home cook's bucket list, and it earns the effort: beef braised…

3.5 hr · Hard
Kung Pao Chicken
ChineseFeatured
Prep
20m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Kung Pao Chicken

Sichuan's most travelled dish, done properly: velveted chicken, blistered dried chillies, the numbing buzz of…

55 min · Medium
Chicken Noodle Soup
American
Prep
15m
Cook
95m
Serves
6
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Healthy

Chicken Noodle Soup

Built from a whole chicken so the broth carries real body, with the noodles cooked separately so they never turn to…

110 min · Easy
BBQ Baby Back Ribs
American
Prep
20m
Cook
180m
Serves
4
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Dinner

BBQ Baby Back Ribs

Oven-baked ribs with a dry rub, a low three-hour cook and a final glaze under the grill. No smoker needed, and the…

4 hr · Medium
Chicken Pot Pie
AmericanEditor’s Pick
Prep
30m
Cook
65m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken and vegetables in a velvety sauce under an all-butter pastry lid that shatters when you break through it…

2.5–3 hr+ · Medium
Chicken Enchiladas Rojas
Mexican
Prep
25m
Cook
35m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Chicken Enchiladas Rojas

Corn tortillas rolled around shredded chicken, blanketed in a red chilli sauce made from whole dried chillies rather…

80 min · Medium
Chicken Korma
Indian
Prep
20m
Cook
45m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Chicken Korma

The mildest of the great Mughlai curries and the most technically demanding: chicken in a pale, fragrant sauce built…

85 min · Medium
Buffalo Chicken Dip
AmericanFeatured
Prep
10m
Cook
25m
Serves
8
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Appetizers

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Shredded chicken, cream cheese, ranch and hot sauce baked until bubbling. Invented in Buffalo, adopted by every…

35 min · Easy
Miso Ramen
JapaneseEditor’s Pick
Prep
40m
Cook
90m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Miso Ramen

Sapporo-style ramen: a miso tare whisked into rich pork or chicken broth, stir-fried pork and vegetables piled on…

2 hr · Hard
Crispy Falafel
Middle EasternFeatured
Prep
25m
Cook
15m
Serves
6
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Lunch

Crispy Falafel

Made only from soaked dried chickpeas — never tinned, never cooked — so the outside shatters and the inside stays…

20 hr · Medium
Beef Stroganoff
RussianFeatured
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Beef Stroganoff

Strips of seared beef in a mustard and soured cream sauce with mushrooms, done in twenty-five minutes. It is a fast…

40 min · Easy
Loaded Nachos
Mexican
Prep
15m
Cook
15m
Serves
6
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Appetizers

Loaded Nachos

The real thing, not a pile of chips with sauce poured over: every chip laid out individually, each one bearing its…

30 min · Easy
Philly Cheesesteak
American
Prep
15m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Lunch

Philly Cheesesteak

Thinly shaved ribeye, sweated onions and melted cheese crammed into a soft hoagie roll. The debate over Cheez Whiz…

75 min · Easy
Horiatiki Greek Salad
Greek
Prep
15m
Cook
0m
Serves
4
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Side dish

Horiatiki Greek Salad

A real horiatiki has no lettuce in it: just tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, onion, olives and a slab of feta, dressed…

15 min · Easy
Beef Bulgogi
Korean
Prep
20m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Beef Bulgogi

Thinly sliced beef marinated in soy, pear and sesame, then seared fast so it caramelises without stewing. Twenty…

105 min · Easy
Shepherd's Pie
British
Prep
25m
Cook
90m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Shepherd's Pie

Lamb mince in a rich gravy under a piped mash with crisp golden ridges. Made with beef it is a cottage pie; the…

2–2.5 hr · Easy
Paneer Tikka
IndianFeatured
Prep
25m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Appetizers

Paneer Tikka

Cubes of paneer marinated in spiced yoghurt, threaded with peppers and onion, and charred hard under a grill until…

105 min · Easy
Crispy Hash Browns
American
Prep
15m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Crispy Hash Browns

Grated potato squeezed bone dry, pressed into a pan of butter and left completely alone until a solid golden crust…

30 min · Easy
Chicken Satay
IndonesianFeatured
Prep
25m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Appetizers

Chicken Satay

Chicken marinated in turmeric and lemongrass, threaded onto skewers, grilled over charcoal, and served with a peanut…

9 hr · Easy
French Onion Soup
FrenchFeatured
Prep
15m
Cook
75m
Serves
4
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Dinner

French Onion Soup

Forty-five minutes of patient caramelisation turns four pounds of onions into something meltingly sweet and mahogany…

90 min · Medium
Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
TaiwaneseEditor’s Pick
Prep
30m
Cook
150m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

Taiwanese braised beef noodle soup: shin and tendon cooked for hours in a broth built on soy, doubanjiang and…

3 hr · Medium
General Tso's Chicken
Chinese
Prep
25m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Dinner

General Tso's Chicken

The Chinese-American classic: crackling battered chicken in a sticky, tangy, faintly sweet sauce with a lick of…

60 min · Medium
Chicken Teriyaki
Japanese
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Quick Meals

Chicken Teriyaki

Real teriyaki is a technique, not a bottled sauce: chicken pan-fried until the skin crackles, then glazed in a…

25 min · Easy
Chili con Carne
Mexican
Prep
20m
Cook
181m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Chili con Carne

A long-simmered chilli built on toasted whole spices and a hit of dark chocolate, with the beef cut into cubes…

3.5 hr · Easy

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