Viral TikTok One-Pot French Onion Pasta
The delicious flavors of this French Onion Pasta are the result of combining two classic dishes - French onion soup and pasta bake! This viral recipe will have you hooked in no time!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 584kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 onions sliced - can be all yellow or a mix of yellow and red.
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 2 tsp. kosher salt will probably need more after tasting
- 2 teaspoons herbes de Provence
- 1 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- 8 cloves fresh garlic chopped
- 1 pound pasta we use spaghetti
- 2 cups beef stock or broth Make sure it's HOT - may also use Better than Bouillon
- 2 cups water Keep the water HOT!
- 8 ounce Gruyère cheese or Swiss cheese Cubed
- 2 Tablespoons butter May use salted or unsalted
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot or skillet with high sides over medium heat. Add the onions, white wine and kosher slat. Raise heat to high, and cook until the wine evaporates.
- Lower the heat to medium-low, and add the herbes de Provence and black pepper. Cook 30 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon every once in a while.
- Add the garlic. Cook an additional 30 minutes over medium-low heat , until the onion are caramelized, a deep golden brown color.
- Add the dry spaghetti to the skillet and the hot beef stock. Raise the heat to medium-high and simmer. It will take around 5 minutes for the spaghetti to soften enough to mix.
- When the beef stock nearly evaporates, continue adding to water, mixing, and simmering, until the pasta is nearly cooked al dente, 12-15 minutes. (It does take longer with this method) Add the cheese and cook either on low or with the heat turned off, mixing the pasta to allow the cheese to melt in.
- Add the butter and parsley and mix. Taste for salt — add more since this will make a HUGE difference.
Notes
Tips for Making One-Pot French Onion Pasta
- Caramelize for as long you can. We strongly believe caramelizing onions takes at least a forty-five minutes to develop the depth of flavor and jam-like texture desirable for this pasta dish. Here at All Our Way our method for caramelizing onions takes the full 45 minutes. 2.
- Keep hot water handy. The recipe says to keep 2 cups of hot water on hand during the pasta cooking process, but I found it's helpful to keep water boiling in a pot. This way you don't have to worry about the temperature dropping. You may end up needing more than 2 cups to achieve the right level of creaminess.3.
- Be patient! The long cook time is worth it. One you take your first bite you'll see what we mean.
Nutrition
Calories: 584kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 1109mg | Potassium: 480mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 491IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 439mg | Iron: 2mg