An Easy One Pot French Onion Pasta that is so delicious! This Onion Pasta recipe is rich, flavorful and quick to make!
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One pot meals are some of our favorites for busy weeknights because they make clean up so easy, but can still be so nutritious and delicious, like our Chicken Parmesan Pasta or Creamy Chicken Orzo!
This dinner has the classic flavors of Caramelized Onions, French Onion Dip, and French Onion Soup with comforting pasta and rich parmesan cheese.
We know you are going to love this One Pot French Onion Pasta as much as we do!
You’ll Love this Caramelized Onion Pasta Recipe
There is a lot to love about this recipe. It’s one of our favorite healthy dinners because it’s:
- Budget-friendly: This caramelized onion pasta is an affordable dinner, using pantry staples you probably already have.
- High Protein: Packed with protein, each serving of this pasta has 22 grams.
- Made in one pot: This means fewer dishes at the end of dinner, which everyone loves! If you want more one pot meals, check out these 60+ Healthy One Pot Meals!
French Onion Pasta Ingredients
Ingredients for one pot french onion pasta:
- olive oil
- garlic, onions, mushrooms
- white wine
- dried thyme, dried parsley, dried oregano, salt, black pepper
- chicken broth
- orecchiette pasta
- parmesan cheese
You can find substitutions for all of these ingredients below in the green shaded box.
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How To Make French Onion Soup Pasta
- In a pan, heat olive oil. Add minced garlic and onions. Cover and cook for 15 minutes, occasionally stir. Add wine and mushrooms. Cook uncovered for 15 minutes.
- Add spices, pasta, and broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer for 5 minutes or until pasta is cooked.
- When pasta is finished cooking, stir in parmesan cheese. Tip – use fresh grated parmesan cheese for a super creamy sauce!
- Top with fresh parsley and black pepper if you’d like, serve warm, & enjoy!
SUBSTITUTIONS FOR CARAMELIZED ONION PASTA:
Olive Oil: You can substitute avocado oil, butter, or ghee.
White Wine: Apple cider vinegar or lemon juice would work instead of wine in this recipe. It adds an acidic flavor to give this recipe a kick.
Broth: Any broth or stock (broth and stock are the same) can be used in any soup recipe. Beef Broth, Chicken Broth, or vegetable broth all work interchangeably. I always use low or no salt broth.
Orecchiette Pasta: Shells, penne, orzo, or any pasta would work in this recipe.
What to Serve with Onion Pasta
This pasta is delicious on its own or paired with our Lemon Garlic Chicken Dinner or Chicken Marsala for some added protein and veggies.
It would also be delicious with a Caesar Salad or a Kale Salad!
French Onion Pasta FAQ
Yes, raw onions will cook once added to the pasta, and add lots of flavors.
You would add flour to French onion soup to help thicken it. This recipe doesn’t need flour.
Adding salt to caramelized onions will help the onions soften. There’s no need to add sugar to deeply caramelized onions, they’ll get sweeter on their own.
How To Store Pasta With Onion
Storing: This will last in the refrigerator for up to 4 days in an airtight container
Freezing: You can freeze this recipe for up to 3 months. We like these molds for freezing.
Reheating: You can reheat this recipe in the microwave or on the stove.
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French Onion Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic
- 4 cups onions diced
- 2 cups mushrooms
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 3 cups orecchiette pasta 12 oz
- 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a pan, heat olive oil. Add minced garlic and onions. Cover and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. The onions should start to soften and brown.
- After 15 minutes, add white wine and mushrooms. Cook uncovered for 15 minutes.
- Add spices, pasta and broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer for 5 minutes or until pasta is cooked.
- When pasta is finished cooking, stir in parmesan cheese. Tip – use freshly grated parmesan cheese for a super creamy sauce!
- Top with fresh parsley and black pepper if you’d like & enjoy!
Deb says
I made this pasta dish over the weekend and omg, it was so delicious!! Definitely adding it to my repertoire of regular pasta dishes. I can’t wait to make it again for some friends who are pasta lovers like us. And, I love that its all done in one pan so I love it even more! Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe!
Lynne says
Yum! Creamy and delicious, will make again ( and again!)
Pam says
The dish was really good, but felt it had too much broth to make a cheesey sauce. I scaled to servings for 8 and needed 8 cups of chix broth which seemed like way to much. So I strained the pasta before adding the cheese. Not sure if the issue is my errror or the servings bar. Still really really good
The Clean Eating Couple says
Hi Pam – I’m sorry you had this experience, but you did change the recipe. I’ve never tried doubling this recipe and didn’t recommend that anywhere. I’d think that was too much broth. You shouldn’t have to strain the pasta!
Gretchen says
Delicious! I used whole wheat penne but otherwise followed recipe exactly. Would definitely make again
Nick says
This waz a great dish i added garlic sausage to it an it waz amazing an it can’t wait to have it again
Sara says
This may seem like a dumb questions, but do you use vidalia onions or yellow? I can’t wait to try this and want it to be perfect!
The Clean Eating Couple says
I use white sweet onions!
Sylvia Powell says
I made this recipe for dinner tonight. It was awesome and the entire family loved it. I did have to use another pasta because the one in the recipe was not available. I used Pipe Regate instead and it was awesome. Great meatless recipe. Will make again.
Allison O’Dell says
Delicious and different pasta dish! Our house smelled amazing and it definitely has the distinct taste of French onion soup. I couldn’t find the pasta mentioned so I just Used generic shells and it worked great! Thanks for this!
Amber says
Should I use a white cooking wine or any white wine?
Thanks!
The Clean Eating Couple says
we use regular white wine! pinot Grigio or whatever you have!
Babrah says
Will definitely add this on my menu, it’s a winner.
Kristen says
This was very tasty! However, it has too much broth, so when I had finished boiling the pasta, there was still a lot of broth in the pan and adding the parmesan cheese in caused the cheese to congeal. I scaled the recipe for 6 people and was asked to add 6 C of broth. Next time I’ll try 3 C instead. I also used less onions – it told me to use 6 C. I used 4 C, which was enough. I used apple juice instead of white wine, because we don’t drink or keep wine in the house. I used Rotini instead of the requested pasta.