January 28, 2022

Savory onion pie

Finished savory onion pie in a pie plate.This quiche-like savory onion pie is full of sweet caramelized onions, salty bacon, and a creamy egg filling. It's perfect with a side salad for breakfast, brunch, or dinner.

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This pie is inspired by a recipe I found in an old paperback copy of The Old Farmer's Almanac Colonial Cookbook which used to be in my mom's cookbook collection. This book is loaded with old-fashioned recipes including one for an onion pie. 

This pie is pretty much a quiche (okay, it is a quiche). But, this one is really all about the two pounds of caramelized onions and not the eggs. The filling is loaded with sweet caramelized onions and crispy salty bacon. A perfect compliment to the eggs.Slice of savory onion pie on a serving plate. One of the best parts of any pie? The crust. While a store bought crust is always a fine choice and a time saver, homemade pie crusts are not overly complicated to make. 

I will often make them a day ahead of time and then pull them out of the refrigerator about 30 minutes before I'm ready to roll and assemble the pie. This helps to make the process quicker than making the pie crust the day of as it does require some refrigerator time.

If you want to try my favorite pie crust recipe, you can find a recipe and a tutorial in this post for apple crumb pie. It's an easy pie crust that turns out very flaky and flavorful. It's even made in the food processor. But, really, no shame at all in a store bought pie crust.

Savory onion pie in a pie plate with a slice cut out.
 
What kind of onions are best for this savory onion pie? 
 
Well, I like a mix here. I used half sweet yellow onions and half red onions. I like the mix of flavor and color. You can use the onions you prefer, or you have on hand, but I really enjoy the way sweet yellow onions caramelize. 

Finished savory onion pie before cutting.

This savory onion pie is a terrific meal for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner. Make a green salad for a side dish and a full meal. You can eat this warm or at room temperature, but like with all pies, you want to give it some time to cool before cutting. 
 
This will allow the filling to be set and the bottom crust to cool and firm up a bit. You can also refrigerate this pie and pull it out for a while to warm up before cutting and serving.


I hope you give this savory onion pie a try! Let me know in the comments below.

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Top of a baked savory onion pie.

This recipe post was originally published in 2015 and has been updated in 2022 with a recipe card, new text, and more to improve reader experience.

Check out these other savory pie recipes:

Turkey Taco Crescent Pie

Turkey & Apple Cheddar Biscuit Pie

Southern Tomato Pie

And we have a lot of other pie recipes on this blog!  

19 comments:

  1. You don't have to sell me on this! A whole pie full of onions...sounds good to me!

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  2. Damn delicious savoury onion pie!!!
    lovin the flavour of rendered bacon fat caramelized onion....

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  3. I would be all over this pie! Yum!

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  4. ahh looks delicious, a pie that can be for any meal!? I'm so in.

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  5. I love your pie project :-)) This quiche looks fantastic, Amy.

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  6. Dear Amy, what a fabulous way to get started with your 25 pie challenge! I love savory pies and this one is a pie I would love to taste - caramelized onions and bacon sound utterly delicious and your pie is just picture perfect with that pretty crust!
    Already looking forward to your up-coming creations - btw love that you took some inspiration from the Colonial Cookbook.
    Have nice weekend,
    Andrea

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  7. What a fun challenge, and what a unique pie! I love onions; I get that from my mom. I'm sure I'd love this.

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  8. Hi Amy, what a great way to start off the new year, I bet this is delicious, love the sound of your olive oil crust.

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  9. Hi Amy,
    My big kids are not very fond of onions except deep fried onion rings ... lol. Bacon + caramelized onion may interest them though. Thanks for sharing this wonderful savory onion pie.

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  10. If this is the first of your 25 pies, I can't wait to see the other 24! We're big on savory pies so this is one I want to try.

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  11. Two pounds of onions and bacon? Sounds fantastic to me!

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  12. I love onion pie. I've made it only once, and was so happy with it. I used Vidalia onions, but I love your idea of yellows and reds.

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  13. Where have you been hiding you caramelized onions and bacon goodness?

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  14. Hi Amy, hopefully, you are doing well :) I love your Savory onion pie recipes! Thank you for sharing this useful recipe with us!

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  15. This sounds amazing. Nothing better than caramelized onions with bacon.

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  16. This sounds like such a great savory tart!

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  17. This looks wonderful! We're having a snowy day (and night, and then the next day) so a tasty dish like this would be most welcome. Thanks!

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  18. So no pre-baking the crust first?

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    1. No, I don't for this pie. It's similar to quiche.

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