Easy French Onion Pasta

Easy French Onion Pasta

from carlsbadcravings.com
75 min
6 servings

This French Onion Pasta is a pantry friendly, budget friendly, ONE POT wonder that's luxuriously creamy WITHOUT any heavy cream! The onions are deeply caramelized (all you do is stir) then simmered with sauce spiked with a few secret ingredients for unparalleled complex sweetness and rich umami.  This deceptively simple recipe is also wonderfully versatile - see post for variations!

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 large yellow onions, (sliced into rings 1/8-inch thick (Mandoline recommended))
  • 1/8 tsp EACH salt and pepper
  • 4 garlic cloves, (minced)
  • pinch-1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 5 1/2 cups water ((may sub beef broth and omit bouillon))
  • 1 12 oz. can evaporated milk
  • 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons beef bouillon (granulated, base or cubes) ((may omit and use beef broth instead of water))
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, (minced (or 1 tsp dried))
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, (minced (or 3/4 tsp dried))
  • 1/2 tsp EACH dried oregano, paprika, pepper
  • 1 pound short cut pasta, (uncooked (I use orecchiette))
  • 5 oz. freshly shredded Gruyere cheese
  • 1/4 cup freshly shredded Parmesan Cheese
  • fresh parsley for garnish ((optional))

Directions

  1. 1

    Add onions: Melt butter in olive oil in a large (7 quart) Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onions, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.

  2. 2

    Sauté garlic, etc. Once the onions are caramelized, add the garlic, red pepper flakes, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce and cook for 30 seconds.