How to Make Easy Pasta & Caramelized Onion Recipe

This is a very easy and tasty recipe that has been used by many of my family members either as a snack, side dish, or simple lunch. There is not one person who's ever said that they don't love it! The amounts below are enough to feed four people.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 1 box (1 lb) of penne pasta (whole wheat preferred)
• 2 medium baking potatoes
• 2 medium onions
• 1/2 cup sunflower oil (or any other oil you like)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• regular salt to taste
• 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon sour salt (or lemon juice)
• large skillet
• pot for boiling water

1. Cook the pasta according to package directions. While pasta cooks, go to next steps.
2. Peel and cook the two medium potatoes in a small pot of boiling water so that they are very tender.
3. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in skillet while you dice the onions. Add the diced onion to heated oil (make sure the oil is not TOO hot). Stir frequently until the onions become tender and lightly brown. (should not take more than 10 minutes)
4. Once potatoes and pasta are cooked, drain the pasta and slightly rinse it with a bit of cold water. While pasta drains, take potatoes out, place in a large bowl and mash them with a fork.
5. Add the drained pasta, the caramelized onions (with the oil), paprika, salts, (pepper if you wish), and stir together until they are well blended. Enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• Downside is that you will have three pots to wash afterwards. To minimize that, you may cook the potatoes in the microwave by first washing them, drying them, then tightly wrapping each potato in clear plastic wrap and placing in microwave on high power for about 10 minutes. (And if you have the type of microwave that has a button for "baked potato" just press that and select quantity of 2). :) Any questions, let me know.
• Onions can easily burn if you do not stir frequently.