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Noodles & Company's Light Onion Cream Sauce

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Noodles & Company's Light Onion Cream Sauce
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Noodles & Company now offers "caulifloodles" which are cauliflower-infused rigatoni noodles jam-packed with a full serving of veggies. You can substitute caulifloodles in any pasta dish, or get them in tossed in this light, creamy sauce and then topped with a plethora of vegetables.
Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
2
Light Onion Cream Sauce
Total time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 cup yellow onion, diced
  • 3 tablespoon white wine
  • 1 cup half & half
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoon chicken base
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • pepper, to taste
  • 2 tablespoon cold water
  • 1 teaspoon corn starch
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 8 ounce cooked cauliflower rigatoni (or regular rigatoni)
  • 11/2 ounce zucchini, roasted
  • 1 ounce mushrooms
  • 2 ounce vegetable broth
  • 3 ounce onion cream sauce
  • 1/4 ounce baby spinach
  • 2 tablespoon montamore cheese (or parmesan)
  • 1 teaspoon parsley
Directions
  1. Add butter to a medium saucepan and heat on medium-high heat.
  2. Add onions and saute until translucent.
  3. Deglaze the pan with wine and simmer for one more minute.
  4. Add half & half, garlic, chicken base, onion powder, salt and pepper.
  5. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. In a small cup, mix the cold water and cornstarch.
  7. Add the slurry to the sauce and simmer until thickened.
  8. Remove from heat and serve hot.
  9. Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan.
  10. Add rigatoni, zucchini and mushrooms.
  11. Saute until tender.
  12. Add vegetable broth and simmer until the broth evaporates.
  13. Toss in onion cream sauce and remove from heat.
  14. Add baby spinach, cheese and garnish with parsley.
 
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