One Pot Creamy French Onion Pasta Bake
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Serves: 6 servings (about 1⅓ cups each)
 
Ingredients
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 sweet onions, quartered and thinly sliced
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce (omit if vegetarian)
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 8 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced
  • ¼ tsp salt + pepper, to taste
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 lb dry rigatoni
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2-3 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 1¼ cups half and half
  • pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 4 oz gruyere cheese, shredded and divided
Instructions
  1. Heat butter in a dutch oven over medium-high heat. Once melted and hot, add the onions and brown sugar. Cook about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened. Add the Worcestershire sauce and wine, cooking until wine evaporates, about 10 minutes.
  2. Preheat the the broiler to 550 degrees F.
  3. To the dutch oven, add the mushrooms, garlic, salt and pepper; cook 3-4 minutes. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add pasta, bay leaves, and thyme. Stir and cook for 10-15 minutes or until liquid has been soaked up by the pasta. Stir in the half and half; simmer an additional 5-10 minutes or until pasta are al dente.
  4. Stir in the cayenne and half the gruyere cheese. Cook 2 minutes and then remove from the heat. Top with the remaining cheese and place under the broiler for 1-2 minutes until the cheese is melted. Serve warm, top with fresh thyme, if desired.
Notes
Recipe ever so slightly adapted from Half Baked Harvest
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1⅓ cups Calories: 564 Fat: 20.3 Carbohydrates: 69.5 Sugar: 6.5 Sodium: 562 Fiber: 3.7 Protein: 17.5 Cholesterol: 62
Recipe by Prevention RD at https://preventionrd.com/one-pot-creamy-french-onion-pasta-bake/