Caramelised Onion and Chilli Pasta

Get ready to meet your new pasta obsession: Caramelised Onion and Chilli Pasta! This dish is the perfect balance of sweet, savoury, and spicy, with rich caramelised onions bringing sweetness, fiery chilli for a kick, and a luscious, silky sauce tying it all together.
Ingredients
- 200 g Spaghetti
- 1 - 1 1/2 tbsp Chilli oil
- 2 Garlic cloves (finely diced)
- 1 Red onion (finely sliced)
- 3/4 cup Thickened cream
- 1/2 tbsp Thyme (dried)
- 1/2 tbsp Oregano
- 1/2 Lemon (freshly squeezed)
- 1 tbsp Parsley
- 1 tbsp Butter
- Salt and Pepper to season
Instructions
- 1
In a frying pan, cook red onion in olive oil over low heat for 20 minutes until caramelised.
- 2
Add garlic and butter; stir until fragrant. Mix in chilli oil and cook for 1 minute. Pour in cream and simmer until thickened.
- 3
Cook spaghetti as per packet instructions, reserving ½ cup pasta water. Toss pasta into the sauce, adding reserved water to loosen if needed. Stir through parsley and lemon juice.
- 4
Serve with toppings like chilli oil, parmesan, and fresh parsley.
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