Creamy French Onion Pasta
Everyone's favorite soup in pasta form! Including all of the classic French Onion Soup flavors - the savory caramelized onions, creamy gruyere cheese, and dry red wine, this pasta tastes exactly like the soup, just in a different form!
Equipment
- 1 large soup pot
- 1 oven safe dish
Ingredients
- 2 large white onions sliced thin
- 5 tbsp butter
- 1 lb short pasta I used rigatoni
- 3/4 cup dry red wine I used a cheap Cabernet Sauvignon
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme
- 1/2 tbsp garlic minced
- 3.5 cup beef broth
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt add more to taste
- 1/2 tsp pepper add more or less to taste
- 1/4 cup heavy cream or half & half
- 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese I buy the block and shred at home
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
Instructions
- Thinly slice your white onions and begin caramelizing by heating 3 of your 5 tbsp of butter in a large soup pot. Set heat to low-medium.
- Pre heat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Sauté your onions for about 8-10 minutes until softened. Add in 1/4c red wine, continue sautéing and stirring frequently until wine is absorbed. Add in another 1/4c of red wine and continue sautéing until absorbed. This whole process of caramelizing onions should take about 30 minutes. Add the other 2 tbsp of butter if you need more to caramelize - the onions should not be dry as you do not want them to burn! Patience here!
- Add in fresh thyme leaves, garlic, and cayenne and stir. Sauté for another 5-7 minutes. Your onions should be really cooked down and deeply caramelized (this process takes time and patience). Keep your heat low and make sure to not char or burn your onions.
- Add in the last of your wine (1/4c), heavy cream, beef broth, worcestershire sauce, and the pasta. Stir well. Leave uncovered and continue stirring frequently until liquid is absorbed and pasta is al dente (about 10-11 minutes).
- Add in 3/4c of your gruyere cheese and mix well. Taste test and add more salt or cheese to your liking. Test your pasta's doneness as this will determine your baking step.
- Transfer your pasta to an oven safe baking dish. Top with more gruyere cheese.
- If your pasta is fully cooked & already soft, cover with cheese and BROIL for 3 minutes. Remove from oven. If your pasta is al dente (slightly undercooked), bake for 8-10 minutes and then broil for 2 minutes at the end.
- Remove from oven, top with more cheese if you please, fresh time, and serve hot! Enjoy!