Name: French onion pasta bake recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 500g spiral pasta; 1tbsp olive oil; 1 brown onion, diced; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 80g butter; 400g mushrooms, sliced; 2 tbsp plain flour; 40g sachet French onion soup mix; 3 cups milk; 200ml cream; 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

by Greer Worsley Last updated on 02/05/2021

You can never have enough pasta bakes in your repertoire for easy midweek meals. This one has a little shortcut with some French onion soup mix to add flavour. - Greer Worsley

Ingredients

500g spiral pasta
1tbsp olive oil
1 brown onion, diced
1 clove garlic, crushed
80g butter
400g mushrooms, sliced
2 tbsp plain flour
40g sachet French onion soup mix
3 cups milk
200ml cream
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a large ovenproof dish. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 minutes until slightly undercooked. Drain and set aside.
Step 2

Heat oil in a large frypan over medium heat and cook onion and garlic for 4 minutes until just starting to soften. Add butter and mushrooms and cook for a further 4 minutes. Stir through flour and soup mix and cook for 1 minute. Add half a cup of milk and stir well, then continue adding milk gradually until mixture thickens. Stir through cream. Taste and add salt/pepper if required.
Step 3

Combine pasta with creamy sauce and pour into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle over parmesan and bake for 25 minutes until golden and bubbly.