Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions

WW Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions

The inspiration for these delicious slow cooker caramelized onions comes from the Cafe Zupas cookbook.

WW Friendly Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions

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 🙂

Cafe Zupas Blogger's Annual Cookbook

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.

The Skinny on Slow Cooked Caramelized Onions

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.

Yellow Onions

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 Slow Cooker 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 these Caramelized Onions?

According to my calculations, each generous ¼-cup serving has just 28 calories and:

1 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
1 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

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Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions

Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions are a delicious way to boost flavor to so many dishes with minimal fat, calories and WW Points!

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time10 hours hrs

Total Time10 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 12

Calories: 28

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ 6 large yellow onions
• ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ ½ 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 ½ to ¾ 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.

Recipe Notes

Serving size: ¼ cup

Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

1 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

1 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions

Amount Per Serving (1 /4 cup)

Calories 28 Calories from Fat 14

% Daily Value*

Fat 1.6g2%

Carbohydrates 3.4g1%

Fiber 0.6g2%

Protein 0.4g1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Appetizer, Side

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crock pot onions, low fat caramelized onions

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Recipe source: Cafe Zupas Blogger's Annual Cookbook

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

If you like this recipe for crock pot caramelized onions you might also like:

• Slow Cooker Roasted Garlic
• Slow Cooker French Onion Meatballs
• Slow Cooker Beefy French Onion Soup

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