Onion Pasta Bake

MUSHROOM AND CARAMELIZED ONION PASTA BAKE WITH CHEDDAR, AND CRISPY PARMESAN PANKO

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PREP TIME: 10 Minutes/ COOK TIME: 40 Minutes

SERVING SIZE: Makes 2 (Based off My Fitness Pal App)/ CALORIES: 1070/ Protein 34g

DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Hard

INGREDIENTS: Onion, Scallions, 1 Cup Cream Sauce Base, 2 TBSP Cream Cheese, Cavatappi Pasta, White Cheddar Cheese, Mushrooms, Parmesean Cheese, 1/4 Cup Panko Bread Crumbs, 1 TBSP Vegetable Bouillon Paste

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Step 1: Prep and Mix Panko

Preheat oven to 450 degrees

Wash and dry produce

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil

Trim and thinly slice mushrooms

Halve, peel, and thinly slice onions

Trim and thinly slice scallions

In a small bowl, combine panko, half the parmesean, a drizzle of olive oil, and 1/4 TSP of salt and pepper. Mix well. Set aside

Step 2: Cook Mushrooms

Heat a large pan with a drizzle of oil on medium heat

Add mushrooms, and 1/4 TSP of salt and pepper

Cook for 7 minutes

Turn off heat. Transfer to a plate

Step 3: Cook Pasta

Once salted water has come to a boil, add pasta

Cook for 11 minutes

Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water. Drain remainder

Set aside

Step 4: Cook Onions

Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for mushrooms on medium heat

Add onions and scallions

Cook for 8 minutes

Reduce heat to low

Add 1 TSP of sugar and 1 TBSP of water

Cook for 2 minutes

Season with 1/4 TSP of salt and pepper

Step 5: Cook Sauce

To pan with onions mixture, combine mushrooms, cream sauce base, vegetable bouillon paste

Cook for 2 minutes

Stir in cream cheese, cheddar cheese, remaining parmesean cheese, 2 TBSP of butter, and 1/4 TSP of salt and pepper

Mix well

Add reserved pasta water until desired consistency if sauce is too thick

Add pasta

Mix well until combined with sauce

Step 6: Assemble and Bake Pasta

Transfer pasta and sauce into a baking dish

Evenly spread with panko mixture

Bake for 4 minutes

Step 7: Finish and Serve

Divide pasta into shallow bowls

Garnish with scallions and parmesean cheese

Serve hot and enjoy!