# French Onion Pasta with Gruyère Breadcrumbs

This recipe is for a creamy pasta dish with caramelized onions, Gruyère breadcrumbs, and a touch of thyme.

- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 large onions
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1.5 tbsp plain flour
- 0.5 cup dry white wine
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup Gruyère cheese
- 0.5 cup Parmesan cheese
- 0.5 cup heavy cream
- 14 oz fettuccine or spaghetti
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp butter
- 0.75 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 garlic clove
- 0.5 tsp kosher salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 1 oz Gruyère cheese

## Instructions

1. Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a pan.
2. Add ¾ cup of breadcrumbs and cook until golden brown for 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Grate 1 garlic clove and add it to the breadcrumbs.
4. Add ½ tsp of kosher salt and black pepper to the breadcrumbs.
5. In a new pan, add 3 tbsp of olive oil and 2 tbsp of butter.
6. Add 4 large thinly sliced onions and cook until softened for 10 minutes with the lid on.
7. Add ½ tsp of salt to the onions.
8. Cook 14 oz of spaghetti for 5 minutes less than the box instructions.
9. Remove the lid from the onions and stir them.
10. Grate another garlic clove and add it to the caramelized onions.
11. Add 2 tsp of fresh thyme leaves to the onions.
12. Remove ⅓ cup of caramelized onions.
13. Add 1 ½ tbsp of flour to the onions.
14. Cook over heat for a couple of minutes.
15. Add ½ cup of dry white wine.
16. Add 2 cups of chicken stock.
17. Add ½ cup of heavy cream.
18. Add 1 cup of Gruyère cheese and ½ cup of Parmesan cheese.
19. Add cooked spaghetti.
20. Add pasta water as required.
21. Cook for 4-5 minutes.
22. Serve and garnish with the remaining caramelized onions, Gruyère cheese, and fresh thyme leaves.

## Equipment

- pan
- wooden spatula
- grater
- knife
- tongs

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/B1ZWqiH06jQ?si=1tlzMAe6AJl5lx7x
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- Extracted: 2025-02-04

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