Pasta with caramelized onions, mushrooms and gruyere cheese

This 'recipe' spawned out of a bit of bad luck with some lackluster pasta. I decided to go out on a limb and spend a few extra bucks on some of the new fresh pasta at Central Market, thinking surely it would be better than tried and true barilla... but no, in fact it was not. And then I had a whole package of pasta that needed to be used up in a creative and yummy way. By adding a few extra ingredients that I had on hand I whipped up a really great lunch!

Ingredients

1/2 onion, thinly copped into strips

3-4 sliced crimini mushrooms

1 serving of your favorite (or not so favorite pasta)

1/4 cup freshly grated gruyere cheese

1-2 Tbl olive oil

splash of a good red wine

Directions

Boil water, and cook pasta.

While pasta is cooking, pour olive oil into a skillet on medium heat.

Add onions. When onions start to brown, add mushrooms and continue to cook until mushrooms are almost caramelized.

Add a splash of red wine, and de-glaze the bottom of skillet. Continue cooking 1-2 minutes until liquid is absorbed. If veggies are not quite finished up, just add more wine and continue cooking.

Remove pasta and plate. Top with onions and mushrooms. Grate fresh gruyere cheese onto pasta.

Notes

I actually highly recommend Barillas mushroom filled pasta, which can be found in most grocery stores in the refrigerated section. Its yummy, quick and easy!

Enjoy!!