Cowboy Onions
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Plan Z Phase: This is a Z2 (ZReduction) recipe. I LOVE this dish! I have served these several different ways. I have served them for company and everyone raved. Being able to do dinner parties and be on a serious diet at the same time is a real bonus for me. These can be served fancy or as part of comfort food. So you enjoy either way.
These onions are NOT spicy. In fact they are almost sweet and have a little zing at the end. You can kick them up hotter as you add the hot sauce.
Serves: Serves 2
Serving size: Up to 1 cup
Ingredients:
- 2 large onions, peeled, cut in half and then cut into half-moon shaped pieces
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced (jar garlic will work fine in this dish)
- 2 tsp of chili powder
- 1 tsp of dried oregano
- ½ cup of no sugar tomato sauce
- 2 Tbl of cider vinegar
- 1 tsp of Truvia
- 1 Tbl of lemon or lime juice (fresh)
- 3 Tbl of Worcestershire sauce
- salt to taste
- a few squirts of hot pepper sauce
Instructions:
Put the onions in a large sauté pan with a spritz of olive oil spray and cook on medium high just to loosen them up. Then add all of the other ingredients through Worcestershire sauce. Cook for 15 – 20 minutes on medium to medium low just to meld the flavors. Stir periodically. If they start to get dry or gloppy you can add a bit of water.
Taste at this point and decide how hot (spicy) you want them. I usually add 3 – 4 drops/small squirts of hot sauce. Then taste again. I have made these with varying levels of heat depending on the occasion I need them for. After the hot sauce taste and adjust seasoning for salt. You may or may not need it. Then serve any of the ways listed below or on their own. You can even come up with your own creative ideas… like put them in a the middle of an omelet with cheese! YUM!
Ideas for serving these onions when you are on ZReduction:
- Pile them over a burger
- Serve with a small steak, either on top or on the side
- Serve with the crispy chicken
- Serve with your favorite grilled fish
- Serve instead of onion rings
If you are on ZReduction you can have a smaller portion of the onions (1/2 cup or less) so you can have a ½ cup of another veggie and a plain salad or a bigger salad and with the other veggies.
Enjoy!
Cheers,
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