For anyone who has braved camping, you understand how much work is required to get it all ready. There are 8 of us and I work for days on end before we leave, especially on the food. I don’t want to spend my limited camping time prepping and cooking our meals so I do as much prep work as I possibly can at home.
For these Onion Bombs, I made all the bombs at home, double wrapped them in foil and kept them cold until we cooked them on the third night of our camping trip. My only mistake was not making enough because everyone loved them. (Which was hard for my children to admit after so much whining and complaining about an “eeeewwwww onion”) Next time, I will double this recipe but even that may not be enough for all of us. Big hit!
If you aren’t the camping type, just toss these in a hot 350 degree oven at home instead!
Onion Bombs
recipe by Carole Jones of mykitchenescapades.com
(makes 5-6 bombs)
2 large onions
1 pound ground beef
1 pound sausage
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 Tb worcestershire sauce
1 egg, beaten
1/2 C fresh bread crumbs
1/2 C freshly grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
tomato sauce or ketchup (optional)
1. Cut the both end off the onions, set them on one cut end, then cut in half. Peel the onion and separate into matching pieces.
2. In a bowl, mix together all the remaining ingredients except for the tomato sauce. It is easiest to use your hands but do not over mix or the result will be very dense! Fill both matching sides of the onion then press them together, wrap them twice in foil and set aside.
3. To cook, place them in a large amount of very hot coals for15 minutes, flip over and cook for another 15 minutes. Total cooking time will depend on the size of your bombs and the hotness of your coals so check on them to be sure they are cooked all the way through. You could also roast these in a 350 degree oven if you aren’t camping!
4. To serve, remove the foil and top with tomato sauce or ketchup if desired.
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This is really interesting! I am definitely going to give these a try because they sound delicious.
So if you are making this at home would I still wrap them each in tin foil? and if so would they have to be individually wrapped?
Hi Casey,
Yes we do recommend individual wrapping them just like you would if your were camping. This holds in all those tasty juices for each individual bomb. Enjoy!
how long do i cook them for and at what temperature for home oven cooking?
350° for 30 minutes. Enjoy, Desiray!
How far ahead of time do you think I could make these? Over night?
Sure. Overnight should be fine, Jody! Just keep them refrigerated until ready to cook!
Could I make these a couple weeks in advance and freeze them? Or would that make the onion mushy? Maybe add the onion at the camp site?
Hi Erin! My guess is that it would do exactly as you said and make it mushy. I would go with adding the onion at the camp site. Hope you have a great time camping!!
You could make the meatballs and freeze them. Then when ready for your camping trip, remove from the freezer, wrap them in the onion and the foil. This way all prep is still done at home (a lot easier than at site) and you can make the meatballs well in advance. :0)
This is a recipe I highly recommend! It is well worth the little effort it takes to put the onion and bacon on…which was not as bad as I thought it would be.
Great news! Thanks for letting us know your results, Nicole. We are thrilled you like it. We love Carole’s recipes.