Onion Ring Chips

• servings: 4
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

7 ounces shredded Parmesan cheese

2 to 3 small white or yellow onions, sliced into 1/4-inch (or thinner) slices

1/2 tablespoon olive oil

Salt, garlic powder and paprika to taste

Directions

Step 1: Layer the cheese and onions

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a 17×12-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment. Spread the shredded Parmesan into an even layer over the parchment. Then, lay the onion slices in a single layer on top of the cheese so that the sides are touching. (Don’t overlap them, though.)

Brush or spray the tops of the onions very lightly with olive oil. Finally, sprinkle as much salt, garlic powder and paprika as you like over the onions and cheese.

Editor’s Tip: The Parmesan cheese is salty, so don’t add too much extra salt. Or, wait to add salt until after they’re baked.

Step 2: Bake

Place the pan in the oven and bake the onions for about 18 minutes. When the tops are golden, and the cheese is browned and crispy around the edges, move the pan to a wire rack and let the onions cool for 10 minutes.

Break or slice the onions and cheese apart and serve them while warm.

Notes

Use any type of onion you’d like. This recipe calls for white onions, but yellow or purple onions work, too. Sweet onions will give your chips a mellower, slightly sweeter flavor. (Just like they do in a pan of baked Tennessee onions!) If using a mandoline, choose small onions that will fit in the slicing area