Potato Mushroom Pie with Caramelized Onions
Ingredients:
- Ingredients for Potato Mushroom Pie
- 3 cups prepared mashed Idaho potatoes
- 1 cup button mushrooms (stems intact), sliced 1/3 inch thick
- 1/2 cup portobello mushrooms, cut 1/3 inch thick
- 1/3 cup white onion, grated
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup + 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- To taste salt and pepper
- Ingredients for Caramelized Onions
- 1 large sweet yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
- Splash dry white wine
- To taste salt and pepper
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Saute mushrooms and onion in butter. Stir in lemon juice and salt and pepper. Place 1/2 the prepared potatoes in a buttered casserole dish, top with 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese, the entire mushroom mixture, the sour cream, and 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, in that order. Cover with remaining potatoes. Bake 35 to 45 minutes. While the pie is baking, prepare caramelized onions.
Caramelized Onions:
- Peel and slice onion. Place onions with olive oil into a heavy duty saucepan, cover and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, (or until softened). Toss often while cooking. Sprinkle onions with sugar and wine and saute until onions are caramelized, as desired. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with Potato & Mushroom Pie.
