Baked Sweet Onions with Feta Cheese

Ingredients

4 medium sweet onions
Olive oil-flavored cooking spray
1/2 cup fat-free, less sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Peel onions, leaving root end intact. Trim top 1/3 of each onion; reserve
for another use. Arrange onions, cut sides down, in an 8 inch
square baking pan coated with cooking spray; add chicken broth. cover pan with
foil; bake at 450 degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 30
minutes. Carefully turn onions over with a spatula; bake an additional 30 minutes
or until onions are soft and liquid has almost evaporated. Remove from oven.
Preheat broiler.
Combine feta, breadcrumbs, thyme, and pepper; stir with a fork until well
blended. Gently pat cheese mixture evenly onto cut sides of onions. Broil
onions until cheese mixture begins to brown.
Cooking Light May 2002