Caramelised Onion and Chilli Pasta
Get ready to meet your new pasta obsession: Caramelised Onion and Chilli Pasta! This dish is the perfect balance of sweet, savoury, and spicy, with rich caramelised onions bringing sweetness, fiery chilli for a kick, and a luscious, silky sauce tying it all together.
servings2
Ingredients
- 200 g Spaghetti
- 1 - 1 ½ tablespoon Chilli oil
- 2 Garlic cloves finely diced
- 1 Red onion finely sliced
- ¾ cup Thickened cream
- ½ tablespoon Thyme dried
- ½ tablespoon Oregano
- ½ Lemon freshly squeezed
- 1 tablespoon Parsley
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- Salt and Pepper to season
Instructions
- In a frying pan, cook red onion in olive oil over low heat for 20 minutes until caramelised.
- Add garlic and butter; stir until fragrant. Mix in chilli oil and cook for 1 minute. Pour in cream and simmer until thickened.
- Cook spaghetti as per packet instructions, reserving ½ cup pasta water. Toss pasta into the sauce, adding reserved water to loosen if needed. Stir through parsley and lemon juice.
- Serve with toppings like chilli oil, parmesan, and fresh parsley.
All temperatures stated are for conventional ovens. Decrease the temperature by 20°C/25°F or gas mark 1 for "fan" or air-fryers.
Nutrition
Calories: 454kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 7g | Sodium: 55mg