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Farfalloni with Marmite-and-onion sauce

By Abigail Donnelly
4
Easy
15 minutes
40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 T olive oil
  • 1 T butter
  • 500 g small red onions, sliced into petals
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1 T Marmite
  • 1 T flour
  • 1⁄2 cup chicken stock
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 400 g Woolworths farfalloni, cooked al dente
  • 100 g Parmesan, finely grated

Method

  1. Heat the olive oil and butter in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onions and bay leaves and sauté for a few minutes. Cover and cook for 30 minutes, or until golden and caramelised.
  2. Add the Marmite, flour and stock. Simmer for 10 minutes, adding a little more stock to correct the consistency if necessary. Season to taste.
  3. Toss the sauce through the cooked pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan.

Cook's note: And you thought Marmite was just for buttery toast! This is a great pasta to whip up with pantry and fridge basics. Farfalloni – pasta shaped like butterflies or bowties – works well with light, flavour-packed sauces like this.

Discover more pasta recipes here.