Caramelized Onions, mushrooms and gruyere pasta

So the hubs is out of town running some crazy 60 mile run in sub-arctic temperatures and I decided to make a quick dinner that I KNOW I could never get him to eat. Although he will eat onion rings, he has a serious aversion to anything that resembles an actual onion. I on the other hand happen to love onions, especially when they are sauteed into glorious, gooey brown strips known as 'caramelized onions'. If you're looking for something super tasty with a nice grown up flavor, this one is for you!

Warning: this recipe makes 1 serving since I came up with it on the fly and it only had to serve myself. It is also not for the faint of heart or dieters.

Ingredients

1/2 cup whole wheat or quinoa based pasta

1 1/2 tsp butter

1/2 tbl olive oil

a pinch of sea salt

1/2 tsp sugar

1/2-1 tbl flour

1/4-1/2 cup milk

1/4 thinly sliced white or red onion

4 roughly chopped baby bella mushrooms or about 1/2 of a regular portabella mushroom

2/3 cup freshly grated gruyere cheese

Directions

In a large skillet, heat your butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add in thinly sliced onions, a pinch of salt and sugar. Allow the onions to brown, stirring frequently.

After about 5 minutes, add roughly chopped portabella mushrooms. Continue to saute.

Cook pasta according to directions as you continue to cook the onion/mushroom mix. When pasta is finished, drain and set aside.

Once onions are nicely browned and mushrooms are cooked through, reduce heat to low. SLOWLY add in the milk, quickly followed by the flour. Stir to make a nice thick mixture (but not lumpy) mixture. If the mix is too lumpy, simply add more milk or butter. If the mix is too watery, simply add a touch more flour. Once gravy is thoroughly mixed, slowly add in grated gruyere cheese, stirring until incorporated and melted.

Transfer pasta into a bowl and spoon onions, mushrooms and sauce on top. Top with a small amount of grated cheese.

Nutrition

This is assuming 1 serving.

Estimated WW points: 15

Calories: 630

Fat: 40.6 g

Cholesterol: 105.1

Carbs: 42 g

Fiber: 5.6 g

Sugars: 5.3 g

Protein: 29 g