When our children were small, we always celebrated Christmas at our house. This was one of many recipes I relied on that could be prepared a day in advance, which gave me more time to spend with guests. Everyone expected to see this vegetable dish on the table every year.
                              —Barbara Caserman, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Creamed Pearl Onions

pearl onions

butter

all-purpose flour

salt

pepper

chicken broth

half-and-half cream

parsley

Parmesan cheese

Pimiento strips, optional

In a Dutch oven or large kettle, bring 8 cups water to a boil. Add pearl onions; boil until tender, 6-7 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water; peel and set aside.

In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually stir in broth and cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the parsley, cheese and onions.

Pour into an ungreased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 15 minutes; stir. Top with pimientos if desired. Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes longer or until bubbly and heated through.

My wife volunteered me to provide creamed pearl onions for Thanksgiving dinner at the home of some old friends despite the fact that I've neither cooked nor eaten this dish before.  I experimented one batch with a basic Bechamel sauce seasoning a few  creamed onions at a time and finally decided on this recipe because it could arrive in a casserole dish ready for a warm oven while we socialized with a Rose.  It must have satisfied the aficionados since we returned home with an empty dis5.

Love this version 
Made it for our Easter dinner along with slow baked ham, corn casserole, asparagus 
Also used the rue for the bases of a sauce for the ham, came out wonderful

Absolutely delicious! I used cilantro instead of parsley. I think I'll add chopped broccoli and top with bread crumbs next time. Thank you!

These are delicious but I still have leftovers.  Can I freeze them, even though I used frozen pearl onions to cook with?

I add chopped (not finely), toasted walnuts to mine; stir them in just before serving.  I'm called upon to supply these (and my cranberry orange sauce), every Thanksgiving.

This was great! I grew up having pearled onions at Christmas. My Mom passed away this year and I was bound and determined to make these. Thanks for sharing the recipe it was awesome and brought a lot of great memories back!

I really liked this recipe. I will say it didn’t come out as creamy as I thought it would be but I liked the flavor.

Yes Amy you can use frozen pearl onions.  Just defrost them first.  Set in a collander in the sink.  I tested this recipe 2 weeks ago, turned out beautifully.  After they sat for a bit, they became a little "thick" so I just popped back on the stove for a quick minute and dribbled in some extra chicken broth.  My girlfriend had the same issue, and she used a couple tablespoons of white wine.  Will be on our Thanksgiving table next week.  I also added a bit more than a teaspoon of fresh minced thyme, purely a personal preference.

My father, who was a superb chef, always made creamed onions with roasts.  I was craving them, so looked online for a recipe and settled on this one.  I balked at the Parmesan; I think too many recipes use cheese to cover up veggies and other foods, and I find it overpowering and unnecessary.  Well that was the case here; the lovely sweet pearl onions and creamy sauce were overwhelmed by the Parmesan.  I could barely eat my serving, gave up on seconds, and I’m going to throw out the leftovers.

Excellent!!!! Just a perfect recipe... would not change a thing. I did not use the optional pimento.

My husband has been asking for Creamed Pearl Onions "like his grandmother used to make".  This recipe is a hit!  He said it's what he remembered from years ago.  Thanks for sharing.

I used heavy whipping cream instead and no butter.  Also replaced the all-purpose flour with 100% gluten free Oat flour.  I did not put in the salt because the parmesan cheese already added enough salt. Great by it self or over a baked potato or boneless skinless chicken breast.   Yummy!!!

I made this side for Thanksgiving.  Easy to make and VERY good.

My daughter requested creamed pearl onions so I tried this recipe for Thanksgiving. Made them tonight and gave them a taste Wow. Very good I must say they are a little better than my grandmothers  they will become a tradition!

creamed pearl onions

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Servings: 6

Author : Taste of Home

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