Farfalle Pasta with Spinach, Mushrooms, and Caramelized Onions

Farfalle Pasta with Spinach, Mushrooms, and Caramelized Onions

Creamy Farfalle with Spinach, Mushrooms, and Caramelized Onions.  The bow-tie pasta is perfectly matched with rich and buttery Parmesan sauce!  Serve this easy meatless Italian meal as-is, or with grilled chicken!  Satisfying and comforting dinner that a whole family will love!

Ingredients

Caramelized onions

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 yellow onions , large, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Creamy pasta sauce

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 10 oz mushrooms , sliced (I used button mushrooms)
• 6 oz spinach
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese , shredded
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Pasta

• 8 oz farfalle pasta

Instructions

How to caramelize onions:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil on medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add sliced onions and cook on high heat for about 10 minutes, constantly stirring with the spatula.
• The onions should start to brown, but without burning.
• Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking onions for 10 more minutes, continuing to stir, as onions brown even more without burning. At this point add a pinch of salt over onions.
• Continue cooking for 10 more minutes on medium or low heat, stirring occasionally to make sure onions don’t stick to the bottom of the pan or burn.
• In total, you should have cooked onions for 30 minutes.
• Remove the skillet from heat and sprinkle the onions with a small amount of balsamic vinegar to deglaze the pan.
• Using a spatula, stir the onions, scraping the bottom of the pan and coating onions with a pinch of balsamic vinegar you just added. Remove caramelized onions to a plate.

How to cook mushrooms and spinach:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same skillet on medium heat. Add sliced mushrooms. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt.
• Cook mushrooms for about 5 minutes, occasionally stirring, until mushrooms are soft.
• Add fresh spinach to the skillet and stir on low heat just until spinach starts to wilt.

How to make creamy pasta sauce:

• Add half-and-half to the mushroom and spinach mixture and bring to a quick boil. Immediately reduce to simmer.
• Add 2/3 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Keep stirring while the sauce simmers until the cheese melts.
• Add caramelized onions back to the skillet with the pasta sauce.

Cook pasta:

• Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain.
• Add cooked and drained farfalle pasta to the creamy sauce. Stir on low heat for a couple of minutes to reheat.
• If the sauce is too thick, add a small amount of half-and-half to thin it out. If it is too thin, add a small amount of shredded Parmesan cheese, and stir it in, while the sauce simmers.
• Serve with more shredded parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.

See full instruction on : juliasalbum.com