Stuffed Onions With Beef, Bacon, and Colby Jack by Kooking w/Kim

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Stuffed Onions With Beef, Bacon, and Colby Jack use three large hollowed onions as individual holders for a savory filling of ground beef, cooked bacon, shredded Colby Jack, steakhouse seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and barbecue sauce. After baking, each stuffed onion is coated with a thin layer of barbecue sauce, topped with reserved cheese, and returned to the oven for a brief broiling finish.

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Watch How to Make It

The recipe follows a clear two-stage approach. First, the onions are filled and baked at 400 degrees for 35 minutes. Then they are finished with the second barbecue sauce layer and a final sprinkle of Colby Jack before broiling for 5 to 10 minutes.

A person in pink pajamas stands behind a baking sheet holding three baked, stuffed onions topped with melted cheese.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

The filling brings together all of the main ingredients before the onions are stuffed. Ground beef forms the base, while the cooked chopped bacon, Colby Jack, buttery steakhouse seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and barbecue sauce are mixed directly into it.

The cheese is used in two places, which gives the recipe a defined filling and finishing sequence. Most of the 8 ounces of shredded Colby Jack goes into the beef mixture, while a handful is reserved so it can be sprinkled over the stuffed onions after their initial bake.

A woman in pink pajamas holds two halves of a peeled onion, each with the center removed.

Each onion is stuffed as full as possible, making the hollowed onions an important part of the assembly rather than simply a garnish or topping. The onion shells hold the filling through the oven bake, then receive the barbecue sauce and cheese finish before the final broiling step.

Ingredients You'll Need

This recipe starts with 3 large onions. Hollowing them out creates room for the beef and bacon mixture, and each prepared onion is filled before it goes into the oven.

The filling includes 1 pound of ground beef, 1 package of cooked and chopped bacon, and 8 ounces of shredded Colby Jack cheese. Before mixing, reserve a handful of the cheese for the topping; the remaining cheese is combined with the filling ingredients.

A woman in pink pajamas uses a knife to core an onion on a cutting board.

The seasoning and sauces are added directly to the filling mixture. Use 2 tablespoons of buttery steakhouse seasoning by Kinders, 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, and 1/3 cup of barbecue sauce. Barbecue sauce also appears again after baking, when the stuffed onions are given a thin coating before being topped with the reserved Colby Jack.

How To Make It

Begin by organizing the cheese into two portions before mixing the filling. Most of it will be mixed with the ground beef and bacon, while the reserved handful stays separate until after the onions have baked.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. While the oven heats, hollow out the 3 large onions so there is space inside each one for the filling.

In a mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, cooked and chopped bacon, most of the shredded Colby Jack cheese, buttery steakhouse seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and barbecue sauce. Keep a handful of the shredded Colby Jack out of the bowl for the topping that is added later.

A woman in pink pajamas brushes barbecue sauce onto three whole onions topped with shredded cheese on a foil-lined baking sheet.

Mix the filling ingredients together until they are combined. Once the onions have been hollowed and the filling is ready, stuff each onion as full as possible.

A woman in pink pajamas chops cooked bacon on a cutting board in a kitchen.

Fill all of the onions before moving on to the baking step. The stuffed onions should be ready to go into the preheated oven with the reserved cheese still set aside for the final stage.

Bake the stuffed onions in the 400-degree oven for 35 minutes. This is the first oven stage, completed before any additional barbecue sauce or cheese is placed on top.

Remove the onions from the oven after the 35-minute bake. Coat each stuffed onion with a thin layer of barbecue sauce, using this layer as the final sauce application rather than mixing it into the filling.

Sprinkle the reserved Colby Jack cheese over the barbecue-coated onions. Return them to the oven and broil for 5 to 10 minutes.

A woman in a pink shirt squeezes a bottle of barbecue sauce into a blue mixing bowl.

The broiling step comes after both the thin barbecue sauce coating and the added cheese topping. Once the 5- to 10-minute broil is complete, the stuffed onions have received all of the recipe’s stated baking, sauce, and cheese finishes.

Serving & Variations

Serve the stuffed onions after the final broiling step. Each onion includes the beef, bacon, cheese, seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and barbecue sauce filling, along with the separate barbecue sauce and Colby Jack finish added after baking.

There are no alternate ingredient options or method variations included in this recipe. The defined finishing sequence is part of the finished dish: bake first, then add the thin barbecue sauce coating and reserved cheese, and broil.

A woman wearing a pink pajama top and blue gloves stuffs meat into hollowed-out onion halves on a foil-lined baking sheet.

Frequently Asked Questions

What temperature should I preheat the oven to?

Preheat the oven to 400F.

What is used to fill the onions?

The filling combines ground beef, Colby Jack cheese, cooked chopped bacon, buttery steakhouse seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and barbecue sauce.

Should I save some cheese for the top?

Yes. Reserve a handful of the shredded Colby Jack cheese for topping after the onions are coated with barbecue sauce.

How long do the stuffed onions bake?

Bake the stuffed onions for 35 minutes, then coat them with a thin layer of barbecue sauce, add cheese, and broil for 5 to 10 minutes.

Wrapping Up

Stuffed Onions With Beef, Bacon, and Colby Jack are assembled by filling hollowed large onions with a mixed ground beef, bacon, cheese, seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and barbecue sauce filling. Reserving a handful of Colby Jack at the start keeps the topping ready for the final oven stage.

The recipe moves from a 35-minute bake at 400 degrees to a brief 5- to 10-minute broil after the barbecue sauce and cheese are added. That sequence completes the stuffed onions with their final sauce coating and Colby Jack topping.

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