Healthy Living

Absolutely delicious, totally worth the wait!!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons avocado oil
• 4 yellow onions
• 1/4 cup cooking sherry
• 1/2 cup white wine (Sauvignon Blanc)
• 3/4 tablespoon dried thyme
• Salt and pepper
• 1 pound rigatoni pasta (or pasta of your choosing)
• 4 cups vegetable broth ( or chicken broth)
• 2 cups of water, or as needed
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 6 ounces of Gruyère cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup half and half
• Parmesan cheese, optional to serve
• Fresh parsley, optional to serve

Directions:

1. Slice onions thinly, add to large pot (cut with the grain). Add avocado oil, salt and 1 cup of water. Turn heat to high and once the water starts to boil, cover, and lower heat, to medium. Cook for about 10 minutes or until onions have softened.
2. Uncover and stir onions, continue to cook on medium heat. Stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon every 5-19 minutes. A wooden spoon is recommended but completely fine if you don’t use one, I didn’t!
3. Once liquid is evaporated, turn heat to medium low to prevent from burning. Keep scraping the bottom every 5-10 minutes. Cook until onions are very brown and caramelized. This can take quite a bit of time, by that I mean over an hour, depends on how many onions you use, temperature and how caramelized you want the onions to be.
4. Pour in cooking sherry and white wine. Deglazing pan by scraping up the brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Cook for 2 minutes.
5. In the same pot, add dried thyme, salt and pepper. Add uncooked rigatoni, broth, 1 cup of water, and Worcestershire sauce.
6. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to medium-high. Cook for about 20 minutes, stirring often. Most of the liquid should be absorbed at this point. If it is absorbing too quickly, adding water and lowering the heat will do the trick.
7. Once pasta is cooked, turn heat to low. Stir in grated Gruyère cheese until melted. Add half and half to the pot and stir until well combined.
8. Divide among bowls to serve. Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley. Enjoy!