'Dancing with the Stars' Chef Scott Fischer

CHICAGO (WLS) -- When you watch "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC, you probably notice how fit the professional dancers and a lot of the stars are. But that does not mean they do not eat, including an occasional cookie! How do we know that? The chef who serves them happens to be from suburban Aurora.

Scott Fischer, personal chef and founder of "Fisch & Chips," came into our ABC 7 Eyewitness News studio to tell us what he had cooked for the stars. He also showed us his recipe for onion pie.

Watch "Dancing with the Stars" Monday nights at 8 p.m. EST/PST and 7 p.m. CST on ABC.

Chef Scott Fischer's sweet Vidalia onion pie

Ingredients:
1 stick butter
8 sweet (Vidalia) onions sliced thin
2 eggs
3/4 cup half-and-half
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
1 prepared pie crust (or you can also make your own - recipe is below)

Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put prepared crust in pie pan
2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Melt butter in skillet and saute onions until translucent and tender, but not brown. Spread into prepared crust.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, salt, and white pepper. Pour mixture over onions and then sprinkle top with shredded cheese.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, or until center is set.
5. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Optional - make your own pie crust:

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
2 1/2 tablespoons cold water

Directions:
1. Mix oil and water and add to flour to form dough.
2. Form into disk and roll to 9 inches in diameter
3. Bake pie as required