French Onion Pasta
This French Onion Pasta is the ultimate one-pot comfort food. All of the flavors of a classic French onion soup, but with pasta topped with decadent cheese and golden-brown breadcrumbs. It's a fancy spin on mac and cheese that everyone will love.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 lb thinly sliced onions (approx 2 large yellow onions)
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/3 cup white wine
- 10 oz shell pasta or pasta of choice
- 2 cups beef stock
- 1 cup heavy cream or whole milk (or dairy free creamer of choice)
- 1 ½ cup shredded gruyere
- 1 cup shredded provolone
Breadcrumb Topping
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- ½ tsp thyme
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large skillet on medium heat. Once hot add in the sliced onion, sprinkle with salt and cover with a lid. Leave to cook for 20 minutes stirring occasionally to ensure they don’t burn. The onions are done cooking when they are golden brown in color and soft.
- Preheat the oven to 400 Fahrenheit
- Add the minced garlic and thyme to the pan and stir before adding in the balsamic vinegar and white wine. Increase the heat to medium high and leave the wine to cook off (approximately 5 minutes).
- Add the beef stock and cream to the pot along with the shell pasta. Leave to simmer for approximately 10 minutes until the pasta is almost al dente. Stir in 1 cup of gruyere and 1 cup provolone.
- In a small bowl stir together the panko breadcrumbs, melted butter and thyme. Sprinkle the top of the pasta with the remaining gruyere followed by the breadcrumb ensuring its spread out evenly.
- Transfer to the oven to bake for 15 minutes or until the breadcrumbs are golden in color and the pasta is bubbling.