Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 Vidalia onion or other sweet onion, diced, about 3 cups
  • 1 box (15-ounce) refrigerated pie crust (recommended: Pillsbury)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cups half-and-half
  • 1/2 (1.3-ounce) envelope golden onion soup mix (recommended: Lipton)
  • 1 teaspoon fine herbs (recommended: Spice Islands)
  • 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Method

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium heat.
  • Add onions and cook until golden brown.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • Unroll pie dough 1 at a time.
  • Use a 2 1/2-inch round cutter and cut as many rounds as possible (about 14 to 16), reserving scraps repeat with second pie dough.
  • Gather together scrap dough and cut out as many rounds as needed to make 24 in total.
  • Fit dough rounds into cups of mini muffin pan.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Remove and set aside.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, half-and-half, golden onion soup mix, and fines herbs.
  • Set aside.
  • Divide onions among tartlet shells, about 1/2 teaspoon each.
  • Stir the egg mixture and fill tartlets to cover the onions.
  • Top each with 1/2 teaspoon of cheese.
  • Bake for 45 to 50 minutes.