Tex-mex Stuffed Onions

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 texas sweet onions (4 inches in diameter each) or 4 vidalia onions (4 inches in diameter each)
• 4 ounces chorizo sausages or 4 ounces bulk hot italian sausage
• 4 ounces lean ground beef
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 slices muenster cheese (1 ounce each) or 4 slices gruyere cheese (1 ounce each) or 4 slices mexican goat cheese (1 ounce each)
• picante sauce
• guacamole

Recipe

• 1 if onions are too large, peel off outer layers until they are 4 inches in diameter.
• 2 remove a slice from top (stem end) of each onion so it sits flat. starting at opposite end (root end), hollow each onion, leaving about a 1/2-inch-thick shell. place onions in a steamer basket. place in a dutch oven over boiling water. cover and steam 20 minutes. remove and cool until easy to handle.
• 3 while onions cook, in a medium saucepan cook and stir sausage, ground beef, salt, and pepper about 10 minutes or until meat is brown. drain in colander.
• 4 arrange onions in an 8x8 inch baking pan. spoon sausage filling into onions. top each onion with a cheese slice. bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. remove onions from oven.
• 5 adjust oven rack so onions will be 5 to 6 inches from heat. turn oven to broil. broil onions 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese begins to turn light brown.
• 6 serve with picante sauce and guacamole on the side.