French Onion Pasta

Like many people in the food blogosphere I was so excited to go see Julie & Julia. My husband had sent me the preview for this movie many many months ago and I had been anxiously awaiting its release. I loved it. I thought it was super cute and I really liked the characters. After leaving the movie I started thinking about my blog and the role it plays in my life. I wondered about my readers, what they are like, and why they decide to devote part of their day to reading about me, my cooking, and my life. I thought about how amazing it is that people tune in and how motivating that is to me. It is a creative outlet. A commitment. A challenge. As a person who truly enjoys challenges I decided to create my own little food blog challenge for myself. My challenge is to create one recipe a week completely my own. No cookbook. No blog post. No magazine. Just my brain and my pantry.

Ingredients:

2 cups of uncooked penne pasta
1 to 1.5 cup of chicken stock
1 packet of Lipton's Onion Soup mix
1 shallot, finely diced
2 cloves of garlic, smashed
1/2 cup of marsala wine
4 tablespoons of light cream
1 tablespoon of flour
1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoon of EVOO

Directions-

Cook pasta according to directions, set aside and keep warm.
In a saucepan, heat the EVOO. Add the scallions and garlic, stir continually until soft and fragrant.
Add the marsala wine, scraping the bottom of the pan to remove any stuck on pieces of onion.
Add the stock and soup mix packets, allow to cook on low for about 20 minutes.
Stir in flour, whisking continually until well incorporated and thickened.
Add the light cream, mix well.
Add the pasta to the sauce, stir well.
Pour into an oven safe dish. Top with the mozzarella cheese.
Set it under the broiler until the cheese gets a little crispy.

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