French Onion Pasta

Do you love French Onion Soup!?  What about pasta!?  Then this recipe is for you!  When made with whole wheat pasta this is the perfect meatless main dish.  Or serve it as a side dish with a steak for a change from the usual meat & potatoes night.

French Onion Pasta

1 - 13.25 oz. box of whole wheat blend (such as barilla or ronzoni) penne pasta
3 Tbls extra virgin olive oil
3 Tbls butter or margarine
3 white onions, sliced
2 glugs (about 2 Tbls) red wine
3/4 cup beef broth
3/4 tsp thyme
black pepper
garlic powder
shredded Swiss, Gruyere, or Parmesan cheese

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook pasta al dente.  While pasta is cooking, melt butter and oil over medium heat in a extra large skillet.  Add onions and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes.  Lower the heat to low and saute for another 10 minutes.  During this time the onions should begin to caramelize.

Add thyme, and a couple dashes of pepper and garlic powder.  Deglaze onions with red wine.  Reduce wine for 5 minutes.  Add beef broth and reduce again for 5 minutes.

Add pasta to skillet of onions and toss to coat.  Serve with shredded Swiss and Gruyere cheese (Sargento makes a blend) or Parmesan cheese.

 

 

Enjoy!

~M