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WW Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions
The inspiration for these delicious slow cooker caramelized onions comes from the Cafe Zupas cookbook.
Are you familiar with Cafe Zupas?
You may not be because they only have locations in Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and Nevada right now.
I’m lucky to live only a few miles from their Phoenix location.
I fell in love with their house made soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts after my friend, Beth, turned me on to them.
So, needless to say I was thrilled when a copy of their Blogger’s Annual Cookbook with a gift card showed up in my mailbox recently 🙂
A collection of the best fresh and delicious recipes from Cafe Zupa’s bloggers, organized by season, I identified all kinds of recipes I can’t wait to try.
Recipe’s I’ve tagged include:
- Honey Lemon Pound Cake with Fresh Strawberries
- Greek Pasta Salad
- A Better Tin Foil Dinner
- Roasted Butternut Squash Salad
But right now I was focused on finding a recipe I could make work in the slow cooker and found exactly what I was looking for on page 54 – Caramelized Onions – which are best when cooked low and slow.
Recipe Notes
I’ve been know to burn onions when trying to caramelize them on the stove.
But, it’s really hard to overcook onions in the slow cooker.
I cooked a large batch in my 6-Quart slow cooker (affiliate link) overnight.
In the morning I cooked them a little longer with the lid ajar, allowing most of the liquid to evaporate.
So far I’ve used these sweet, delicious low fat slow cooker caramelized onions on a ham and Swiss cheese flatbread and with grilled asparagus, mushrooms and pesto in a wrap.
They’re a great way to add delicious flavor with minimal calories and points. And are Weight Watchers Simply Filling too.
More Delicious Ways to Use Caramelized Onions
- Tossed with pasta
- As a pizza topping
- In an omelet
- On a burger or sandwich
- In a wrap
- On a baked potato
- On top of grilled meat or fish
- Stirred into soup or dip
The extras can be stored in the refrigerator for several days or portioned out for the freezer.
How Many Calories and WW Points in Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions?
According to my calculations, each generous 1/4-cup serving has just 28 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
1 SmartPoint (Green plan)
1 SmartPoint (Blue plan)
1 SmartPoint (Purple plan)
1 PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions
Ingredients
- 6 large yellow onions
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 6-Quart.
- Peel and thinly slice all of the onions into half moons. Transfer all the onions to the slow cooker. Ideally, the slow cooker should be 1/2 to 3/4 full.
- Drizzle with olive oil and toss the onions to coat them with the oil.
- Sprinkle with salt.
- Cover and cook on LOW for about 10 hours. If possible, you can stir them occasionally, but this is totally optional. If you like deeper colored onions, cook 2 to 4 hours more with the lid ajar to let the excess moisture escape. Check them every hour or so until they have reached they have the color and taste that seems good to you.
- Remove the onions with a slotted spoon and store in covered containers in the refrigerator or freezer.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 1 SmartPoint (Green plan) 1 SmartPoint (Blue plan) 1 SmartPoint (Purple plan) 1 PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe source: Cafe Zupas Blogger’s Annual Cookbook
This looks yummy – and this restaurant looks FAB!! They must put one in northern Nevada – dang Vegas gets everything!!! I’d be their biggest fan with those salads!
Will this cookbook be available to everyone? Where can one buy it?
Hi Beth,
I’m not sure about the book’s availability. It’s not on Amazon. I’ll check out the Zupa’s website to see if I can learn anything for you.