Low Fat Baked Onion Rings & Amazing Sauce

I have been seeing a few recipes for baked onion rings and thought I better try one!  My husband and I LOVE onion rings!  Whenever we go out, we just have to get some!  I combined a few of the recipes I had seen and came up with these (and they were SO GOOD!). They would be perfect at a summer BBQ or just as a delicious snack!

2 vidalia onions, sliced into rings

2 1/4 c. whole milk (I'm sure lowfat milk would work just fine!)

1/2 c. panko bread crumbs

1/4 c. italian seasoned bread crumbs

1/4 c. crushed Ritz crackers

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/2 tsp. dried oregano

1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional, made it a little bit spicy!)

Baking Spray

Place sliced onions and milk in a bowl and let soak for 1-2 hours in the refridgerator. 

Preheat oven to 450.  Line baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.

Combine panko, bread crumbs, crushed cracker crumbs, salt, pepper, oregano and cayenne pepper.  Place half of crumb mixture in a bowl and reserve the other half for later to avoid clumping and to stick better to the onions.  Dip each soaked onion ring into mixture and coat both sides with crumb mixture.  Place rings onto baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden and the onion is soft. Serve immediately. 

Amazing Sauce:

1 1/2 c. brown sugar

6 Tbl. Franks hot buffalo sauce

4 Tbl. water

1 1/2 c. ranch

Mix brown sugar, buffalo sauce and water in saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.  Remove from heat and add ranch.  Mix completely.  Enjoy!

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