Homemade Oven-Dried Onion Dip
It doesn’t require a special occasion to make this delicious homemade onion dip.
You know the onion dip that’s made with Lipton Onion Soup Mix?
I just love it.
It reminds me of the holidays at my grandma’s house because she always had it as one of her appetizers.
Recently when I was making a recipe some pieces of green onion fell onto a baking sheet pan.
The pieces of onion laying on the baking sheet seemed to dry out rather than turn brown.
When I tasted these dried onions, I couldn’t help but think how they reminded me of the ones in the Lipton Onion Soup Mix.
My curiosity got the best of me and after a few attempts at drying out chopped white onions in the oven, they finally turned out how I imagined they should be for a dip.
And there is no question what’s in the oven when these onions are drying out, there is definitely an oniony aroma.
About this Recipe
When mixed with sour cream and instant beef bouillon granules, this onion dip is so delicious and makes a wonderful appetizer dip for chips and crackers.
And it’s homemade which is even better.
This tasty dip needs to be made ahead of time because the onions sit in the oven for 4 hours.
But the good news it’s there’s no fuss, they just sit in the oven (after it’s turned off).
And the oven door has to stay shut the whole time.
This dip should last nicely in the refrigerator; for as long as the date noted as “best by” on the container of sour cream used for this recipe.
Let’s check out the ingredients…there are just 3!
White or yellow onion, instant beef bouillon granules, and sour cream
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Chop the onion (in small pieces but not as small as dicing them).
Spread the onions our flat on a cookie sheet or large pizza pan (it works best if the cookie sheet or pizza pan is completely flat without edges on the sides).
After the oven heats up to 400 degrees F. wait about 10 minutes to make sure the oven is good and hot.
Then turn off the oven and immediately put the onions inside and close the oven door as quickly as possible.
Turn on the oven light and let the onions sit in the oven without opening the door for 4 hours.
Then the onions should be dried and should come off the cooking sheet with a spatula.
The chopped fresh onion (1/2 of a whole onion) yields about 1/4 heaping cup of dried onion.
In a medium size bowl add the sour cream,
dried onions,
and bouillon granules.
Next,
stir all of the ingredients together.
Then…
…top with chopped chives and serve right away or chilled.
Serve with your favorite potato chips or on top of a baked potato.
So good with salty potato chips.
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Homemade Oven-Dried Onion Dip
Ingredients
- 1/2 medium to large white or yellow onion peeled and chopped
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons instant beef bouillon granules
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spread the chopped onion on a cookie sheet or large pizza pan (it works best if the cookie sheet or pizza pan is completely flat without edges on the sides). Make sure that the onion is completely spread out on the pan and not piled up in any lumps.
- After the oven heats up to 400 degrees F. wait about 10 minutes to make sure the oven is good and hot. Then, turn off the oven and immediately put the onions inside the oven and close the oven door as quickly as possible.
- Turn on the oven light and let the onions sit in the oven without opening the door for 4 hours.
- Then the onions should be dried and should come off the cookie sheet with a spatula. The chopped fresh onion (1/2 of a whole onion) yields about 1/4 heaping cup of dried onion.
- In a medium size bowl add the sour cream, dried onions, and bouillon granules.
- Stir all ingredients together, top with chopped chives, and serve right away or chilled.
- Serve with your favorite potato chips or on top of a baked potato.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator according to the "best-by" date on the sour cream container.
Recipes Made with Onions
Here are more recipes made with onions you may like “Cheeseburger with Sautéed Onions“, “Grilled Blue Cheese and Bacon Basil Turkey Burgers” and “Fresh Tomato, Onion and Blue Cheese Salad“.
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Just found your Blog and site and all your recipes sound amazing! Can’t wait to try some of these things.
Hi Linda, so glad you like them. Thank you very much for stopping by!
I love french onion dip and the recipe sounds so so simple. Great pictures as always, Nancy.
Thank you very much. Have a nice weekend!