Walla Walla Sweet Onion-swiss Cheese Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 3 medium walla walla onions (or vidalia's)
• 2 cups swiss cheese, grated and divided
• 1 cup saltine, crushed and divided
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 peel and cut the onions in half and then quarter the halves. slice the quarters in food processor fitted with slicing disc.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet and saute onions over medium heat until tender.
• 4 place half the onion mixture into a 1 1/2-quart oven-proof casserole.
• 5 sprinkle 1 cup of swiss cheese and 1/2 cup cracker crumbs over onions. repeat layers of onions and cheese.
• 6 beat eggs with the half-and-half, salt and pepper. pour evenly over layered contents of casserole.
• 7 melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet and stir in remaining cracker crumbs. lightly brown over medium heat. sprinkle browned crumbs over casserole.
• 8 bake for 25 minutes.