In addition to being a delicious summer dessert, this creamy fruit salad is also a Thanksgiving staple. Every time the family got together, my mother-in-law brought this dish.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 white onions, halved and thinly sliced
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 (12 ounce) package spaghetti
- ½ cup dry Chardonnay
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter with olive oil in a saucepan over low heat. Stir onions, garlic, sugar, and salt into the hot butter and oil. Cover pan and cook until onions are soft and translucent, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 7 minutes. Drain and keep warm.
- Pour Chardonnay into onion mixture and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer until evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir heavy cream into mixture and simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer spaghetti to a serving bowl and pour onion sauce over pasta; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and black pepper. Toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 514 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 57 g |
| Cholesterol | 73 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 15 g |
| Sodium | 322 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 26 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I thought this would be easy enough. I put a little twist to it and added asparagus, tomatoes and shrimp and no sugar. It was great. Thanks
We all loved it. I used white cooking wine and a ready made (store-bought) alfredo sauce and it came out lovely 🙂
I loved this recipe. As others have stated , there is no need to add sugar to this recipe. I sauted shrimp with the onions and garlic with a dash of red pepper. I had no white wine , As I am a red wine drinker, so I used chicken stock. Next time I make this dish I will have white wine on hand. I also added fresh torn basil and parsley. Thank you for a Delicious recipe.
Way, WAY to sweet. The sugar was unnecessary for caramelizing the onions, wine made the onions super sweet, and it’s lacking the rich flavor you usually get from a cream sauce. I would not be able eat the original recipe. I had to save mine with a good amount of lemon, basil, tomatoes, and a lot of parmesan. If you read all the other reviews, even the 5 stars, you’ll notice that they all had to change the recipe to enjoy it. It’s a good base for a recipe, but you shouldn’t make this without editing it. Honestly, if you want something similar to the original recipe, I would try making it without the sugar and wine. If you’ve already made it and are trying to figure out what to do with it, I recommend adding something acidic to it. When I tried adding a bit of salt to a small portion of it, it didn’t really fix it on its own, however something acidic (in may case lemon) should be able to do the trick. It’s still pretty sweet, but it’s more flavorful and easier to eat. Overall, if you are looking for a good cream sauce, this is not the recipe.
Very nice! Easy to make, and I had most ingredients on hand. I made this with my 19 yr old, and he loved that he ate so many vegetables without feeling forced! We followed the recipe but added raw shrimp and cooked broccoli with the heavy cream, making it a one dish meal. A big hit! I’m sure we will make this again!
YUMMY! Family Favorite!
Signed up to allrecipes JUST to say this recipe completely saved my bacon. I know it sounds odd but I don’t really know what I’m doing with pasta usually, and my bf told me he wanted a creamy pasta, onions, garlic, that sort of thing – as if it was so easy. I landed on this, cooked it with zero confidence and it was utterly delicious! I didn’t have cream so used cream cheese and it was incredible – thank you for this recipe, I will definitely use again ETA I also omitted the sugar (like everyone else)
Such a decadent recipe! We have made several times now, and seriously any protein we have added in or served on side have all worked so well with the creaminess of this pasta. This is definitely a crowd pleaser, and one you must try if you have company or an occasion!!!!
I made this per the recipe but was disappointed. Not bad but just o.k. the recipe itsself is fine . The onions were a very sweet flavour. We just found it a bit boring as a main course.
Made as written but I also eyeball everything. This is so delicious my husband requests it and he doesn’t do that.
Very good. I would definately make this again. It such a delicious sweetish flavor from the onions.
First thank you to 2white for this recipe. Although I didn’t have several of the ingredients and substituted, my family loved it and gave it 5 stars. I will make again with your list of ingredients. We love garlic and onions and this provided a different way to serve pasta. My substitutions are Tri-color Rotini, yellow onions, Moscato, Romano cheese and a combination of plain yogurt, Carnation evaporated milk and regular milk to equal the 3/4 cup . I have learned much from this Allrecipes website and the comments others write, also how to use what I have on hand. Thank you.
I like this as a quick cream sauce for pasta. I get tired of red sauces! I used half-and-half, because I didn’t want to make a run to the store. That was the only substitution. I omitted the sugar. It took more than 10 minutes to thicken, maybe because of the half-and-half. The sauce was tasty. My husband said it was good, and he makes the marinara sauce!??
This truly is restaurant quality! The only changes I made were to only use 2 onions because 3 scared me lol. I also omitted the sugar. It’s unnecessary. And I used Pinot Grigio for the wine because that’s what I had. Even my pasta hating husband loved it!
Very easy to make. Family loved this recipe. Next time, I will cut back the onion to 2. My onions are quite large, so it’s my fault for not considering this. A great go to meal as you probably have all the ingredients on hand. We did add rotisserie chicken (leftovers) for more protein. A high recommendation from this family.
Use 1/2 – 1 onion 3 cloves garlic, put pull out before adding cream Instead of cream, I used a cup of chicken stock with some creamer added in
Very good, hubby & I loved it! Something different that satisfied my pasta craving. I just added a bit of cream cheese to the sauce; otherwise I made it as written. Who knew? Thanks!
Sorry I couldn’t give this more stars. I loved the flavor of it, but the sauce needs to be slightly thicker, easy enough to accomplish. I agree with some others, it seems to be missing something, maybe some kind of cheese or spice. Might be great with a spicy Italian sausage. I used way more parmesan cheese than called for and some steamed shrimp, which was a good addition. I may make this again, because I was intrigued by taste, but will definitely make some changes. Oh….I used dry vermouth instead of chardonay. I’m not much of a wine drinker, and vermouth keeps well in the fridge and is a good substitute.
OMG GOOD!!! If you’re looking for that one go-to dish that will impress even the most critical company, this is definitely IT. Although there is some initial prep time slicing onions / garlic, the set up of this dish is super easy, and all you need for it to be perfect is a little time. This is a 5-STAR KEEPER!!
I’d made this recipe 3 times now, and each time its 5 star and gets better and better. If you’re looking for something to impress company, THIS IS IT. A tip – make sure the heat isn’t “boiling” hot when you complete Step 1 (cooking the onions / garlic). Note the instructions say LOW heat… if you cook them at too high a temperature they’ll go bitter. Do it right, and boy this is heaven – we always make double the recipe so we have leftovers, and my office mates are always JEALOUS!!
I must have done something wrong! It sounds so good, but didnt turn out for me at all. Onions didnt cook well, sauce didnt thicken… sometimes my cooking attempts crash n burn! Still sounds good — i may play around and tweak the recipe a bit next time!