This French Onion Pasta Bake takes everything you love about French onion soup — slow caramelised onions, rich beefy sauce, and gooey Gruyère — and transforms it into the ultimate comfort food. Rigatoni is tossed through a glossy onion gravy, layered with three cheeses, and baked until golden and bubbling.
I’ll walk you through every step: how to properly caramelise onions, why pasta water is liquid gold, and the secrets to layering cheese for maximum flavour. Plus, I’ll have details of how to make it gluten-free or alcohol-free if that suits your kitchen.
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Ingredients
4 Tbsp (60g) – Unsalted Butter
1kg (2.2lb) – Brown (Yellow) Onions, Sliced
3 – Garlic Cloves, Minced
2 Tbsp (20g) – Plain (All Purpose) Flour (or rice flour/cornstarch for gluten-free)
2 tsp (3g) – Thyme (Fresh or Dried)
1 Tbsp (15g) – Brown Sugar
1 Cup (250ml) – Dry White Wine (or beef stock)
3 Cups (750ml) – Beef Stock
Seasoning to Taste
Pasta & Cheese
500g (1.1lb) – Penne or Rigatoni (or gluten-free alternative)
200g (7oz) – Gruyère Cheese, Grated
100g (3.5oz) – Mozzarella Cheese, Grated
50g (1.7oz) – Parmesan Cheese, Grated
#pastabake #comfortfood #frenchonionsoup
37 Comments
Oh wow, this went straight onto my shopping list. I also feel like you can sneak in some plant protein without really noticing it, which I will absolutely do. Thank you, Chef!
Your videos are great. Still to start meal preps like this. Would love to see different breakfast ideas.
ohhh dang this looks goooood!
Show us the macros, coward! 😂
Even as a committed carnivore, I’d eat all of that.
Ok, this has to be made Jack. Thanks mate ❤👍🇬🇧
Interesting recipe but caramelized onion, slowly cooked, is a matters of hours, not 35 minutes.
Genius 👌😋❤️
Great idea . & easy to follow . Love your recipes . 👍😘
Holy crap this looks amazing, will be trying it soon!
Oh boy …. That’s a real winner Jack! I’m trying this out over the weekend. Cheers from AKL
Perfect timing! Just harvested three beds of onions and was going to turn the smallest ones into caramalised onion chutney…but this looks like wayyyy more fun for a batch-cook fest!
My mum tells me off if I tap the wooden spatula on the side of the pan
I've done something like this at 2am after a late night drinking. I went with what I had in the refrigerator and it was these two dishes. It was great (under my current condition) I always thought I would make it for real, Good job!
Looks great, is there an alternative to Gruyère for those of us on a budget please?
That looks amazing! I love French Onion soup so I'm sure I will love this dish!
Winner winner a French onion dinner 😋 looks amazing Chef Jack. Such a simple dish but delicious.
Oh wauw, there goes my resolve to loose a few pounds. Looks amazing and will make this coming weekend. Thanks as always chef.
Yum 😍
Gotta love those French onion flavours! Looks delicious 🔥
Youre an evil food genius…… Im so proud of me I made sourdough from.scratch including the starter today ^_^ 6.5 out 10
What did you say about jot wanting to have alcohol in the house now?
Mahtavaa ruakaa:) Kaunista viikonloppua ja kiitos oikeen ihanasta videosta:)
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Wow. Such a simple recipe but iam sure it's loaded with deliciousness. Gonna give this a try for sure. Thank you Chef Jack
Do the small holes on a box grater do just as good a job as a microplane?
Hey chef, speaking of comfort food, would love to see a good pizza recipe on your channel!
Why you called it Ugly 🤔
Does the title mean that it has 599 calories per portion? 😭😭
Finally something vegetarian again! Love it mate. Perfect for this later winter cold in the south west.
Please can you make a sweet chilli beef meal prep recipe?
Oh my days, that looks absolutely delicious, and I’m really looking forward to trying it. I’m going to write a shopping list right now for Waitrose, and get my delivery first thing tomorrow morning 😊.
What a creative idea, love this, thank you for sharing!
Hah, I had a bit of a chuckle about the weight cut comment.
Omitting ~100 calories of wine, but using 3 types of cheese 😀
can you make butter chicken lasagna
Would it be possible to cook the pasta in the french onion concoction? More stock could be used to hydrate the pasta and the pasta would release its own starch. It would be a matter of how soupy the french onion concoction needs to be for the same effect as cooking the pasta separately.
You could cook the pasta directly in the sauce, not separately!