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One Pot French Onion Pasta

5 from 1 vote
Course: dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: french onion, one pot pasta
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Jess
This One Pot French Onion pasta is creamy & rich in flavour! Caramelized onions, pasta & fresh thyme bring the flavour to this simple dinner.
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Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 sweet yellow onions, thinly sliced
  • pinch sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbsp water 
  • 275 g or 10 oz elbow (macaroni) noodles
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 3 cups beef broth
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese

Instructions

  • Melt butter and oil together in a medium pot or high sided pan over medium heat. Add sliced onions, pinch of sugar and salt to the pan and stir. 
  • Cover and cook for 5 minutes, then remove the lid and turn to medium low heat. Cook the onions for 20-25 minutes, stirring every 3-4 minutes so the onions don’t burn. They will be a nice golden colour when they’re fully caramelized. 
  • Stir in the balsamic vinegar and water, cook until most of the liquid has evaporated. 
  • Add the beef broth, fresh thyme sprigs, noodles and pepper stir to combine. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally so the noodles don’t stick to the bottom of the pan. 
  • Put the lid on the pot/pan most of the way and keep at a gentle simmer over medium / medium-low heat until pasta is just tender and most of the liquid is absorbed / turned into a creamier sauce. Stir occasionally. 
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese until combined. Serve topped with fresh thyme, more shredded cheese and pepper!

Notes

  • This pasta works best with a quick-cooking noodle like elbow (macaroni) noodles but you could try another pasta shape with a similar cooking time like a small shell, penne or ziti.
  • If you want to use a different cheese, shredded parmesan or mozzarella could also work.
  • Don't have beef broth? Substitute with vegetable or chicken broth but stir in 1 tbsp soy sauce or tamari too which will help boost the flavour and make it similar to beef broth.
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