Thursday, July 30, 2009

Pasta with Caramelized Onions, Spinach, and Blue Cheese


Blue cheese and spinach are two of my favorite foods to begin with. So combining them with caramelized onions and tossing them over some pasta makes for a most delicious union of some of my favorite flavors. This dish is really easy to make, but can take a while if you go for the full effect of caramelization with the onions, which I always do.

6 onions (sliced thinly)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup dry white wine\
1 package spinach (minced)
1 1/2 cups crumbled blue cheese
Olive oil
Parmesan cheese (grated)
1 box pasta

Over medium heat, saute onions in olive oil for about 20 minutes. Add salt to onions and then put heat on low. Let onions continue to cook for up to an hour. The longer they cook the more pronounced the caramelized flavor will be. When you lose your patience waiting for the onions, adjust the heat to medium once again and add the white wine. Simmer for about 15 minutes to cook off the alcohol. Add the chopped spinach and cook together for a few minutes. Stir in the blue cheese and mix together on low heat until the cheese has melted into the sauce. Cook pasta al dente and then add to the pan and stir everything together to coat the pasta with sauce. Top with grated parmesan cheese.

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