Easy French Onion Pasta (TikTok Recipe)

A close-up of a black pan filled with rigatoni pasta coated in a creamy sauce and sprinkled with grated cheese. Two slices of toasted bread and a few uncooked pasta pieces are on the white surface nearby.

Easy French Onion Pasta (TikTok Recipe)

This French onion pasta recipe is rich, cozy, and packed with caramelized onion flavor—an easy one-pot dinner that tastes like comfort in every bite.

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Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Author: Heather Painchaud

Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 large white onions thinly sliced
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
¼ cup red wine or additional stock or broth
2 cups chicken stock or broth
2 cups short dry pasta such as rigatoni, fusilli or elbow
Fresh thyme
⅓ cup finely shredded Gruyère cheese reserve some for topping

Instructions

In a large pot or casserole dish over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and salt, stir, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Uncover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are nicely browned in spots and the bottom of the pot is covered with stuck-on bits, 20 to 25 minutes.
Add the wine to deglaze by scraping up any browned bits stuck to the bottom of the pot.
Add the stock or broth, pasta, thyme, and pepper, cover partially and increase the heat to bring to a boil.
Cook, stirring occasionally and adjusting the heat as needed to keep the mixture at a gentle boil, until the pasta is al dente and the liquid has reduced to coat the pasta, 15 to 20 minutes
Remove from the heat, discard the thyme and stir in the cheese until melted. Taste, and season with more salt and/or pepper, if needed.
Divide among bowls, sprinkle with more cheese and serve.

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