# Middle Eastern Stuffed Onions

Sweet, caramelized onions, a high-protein herby filling, and a pan that sizzles in tomato sauce.

- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Onions
- Tomatoes
- Dill
- Mint
- Parsley
- Garlic
- Rice
- Ground beef (or vegan beef)
- Pine nuts
- Tomato paste
- Olive oil
- Lemon
- Water
- Salt
- Pepper
- Cinnamon

## Instructions

1. Peel the onions.
2. Make a single cut across each onion.
3. Boil the onions in water until soft.
4. Dice the tomatoes.
5. Chop the dill.
6. Chop the mint.
7. Chop the parsley.
8. Mince the garlic.
9. Combine rice, ground beef (or vegan beef), chopped herbs (dill, mint, parsley), diced tomatoes, minced garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, and tomato paste in a large bowl.
10. Add salt, pepper, and cinnamon to the filling mixture.
11. Mix the filling thoroughly by hand.
12. Separate the layers of the boiled onions.
13. Stuff each onion layer with the prepared filling.
14. Arrange the stuffed onions in an oven-safe pan.
15. In a measuring cup, combine pomegranate molasses, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and water.
16. Whisk the sauce ingredients together.
17. Pour the sauce over the stuffed onions in the pan.
18. Cover the pan with parchment paper and a lid.
19. Bake in the oven.

## Equipment

- Cutting board
- Knife
- Pot with lid
- Large bowl
- Measuring cup
- Whisk
- Large oven-safe pan

## Tips

- It's a delicious, healthy, comforting meal.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO1ERIwkfZO/?igsh=MWJ6dHUzd2cwejFnaQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a7d611e6-b1e7-4033-9b32-3dcaed394716
- Extracted: 2025-11-11

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