Caramelized Onion And Blue Cheese Orzo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb uncooked orzo pasta
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 onions, sliced
6 1/2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (or Brie & Blue Cheese by Saga)
3 1/2 ounces mascarpone cheese
2 cups shredded spinach
salt and pepper
1 pinch brown sugar or 1 pinch Splenda sugar substitute
red crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
freshly ground nutmeg (optional, if using a pinch or two)

Preparation

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
While pasta is cooking, heat butter and oil in a large skillet over low heat.
Cook onion in this mixture with brown sugar until golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.
Remove from pan with a spoon and drain on paper towels.
In a large bowl, combine blue cheese (or Brie & Blue Cheese if using), mascarpone, crushed red pepper flakes, onion, ground nutmeg (just a pinch) and mix well.
Toss cheese mixture with spinach and pasta, season with salt and pepper and serve.