Pasta With Caramelized Onions & Blue Cheese (Moosewood) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb pasta shells or 1 lb other chunky pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 cups chopped onions
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 1/2 cup vegetable broth or 1/2 cup water
1 cup crumbled blue cheese

Preparation

Cook pasta until al dente.
Heat oil in a 12-14 inch skillet at medium heat.
Add onions, salt and pepper.
Cook until lightly caramelized (golden brown color).
Add wine, broth or water.
Cook on low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat when pasta is done.
Dip out a cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain pasta.
Place pasta in your serving dish.
Toss in onion mixture and blue cheese, until the pasta is coated.
Use a bit of the cooking water that you saved to \"wash\" the remaining onion mixture from your pan. Add the mixture to the pasta. Add more cooking water to the pasta if it seems dry.
Serve hot.