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Ingredients
for
4
Whole Wheat Pasta with Sweet Onion and Ricotta
20 min., ready in 40 min.
Time:
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 4 Red onions
- 1 garlic clove
- 120 grams fresh Spinach
- 2 dried red chili peppers
- 400 grams Whole Wheat Spaghetti
- salt
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 generous pinch Vanilla powder
- freshly ground peppers
- 80 milliliters Chicken broth
- grated Parmesan
- 4 Tbsps toasted Pine nuts
- 100 grams Ricotta cheese
Preparation
1.
Peel onions, trim and cut into rings. Peel garlic and finely chop.
2.
Rinse spinach, trim, drain and spin dry. Chop chile peppers.
3.
Cook pasta in a pot with plenty of boiling salted water until al dente.
4.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan, sauté onion rings and garlic in olive oil and season with salt, pepper and vanilla powder. Add broth and cook onions until al dente. Add spinach and season again to taste.
5.
Drain pasta. Add pasta to the saucepan and mix with onion-spinach sauce. Arrange pasta in preheated bowls and cover with Parmesan, chile peppers and pine nuts. Serve garnished with a little crumbled ricotta.