Vegan French Onion Pasta

Normally, you'd use one, two, maybe three onions for a dish – but 700 grams? That's exactly why we love this pasta so much. In this French Onion Pasta, we use 700 grams of onions that we slowly caramelize in plant-based butter until they're sweet, soft, and golden brown. The smell alone makes us happy and transports us straight to a little bistro in Paris. And we promise: as soon as you cook this in your kitchen, it'll feel just the same.

The inspiration for the French Onion Pasta comes from the French onion soup ("Soupe à l'oignon"). It has its origins back in ancient times, was long considered a classic "poor people's food," and then made its way into French bistros, where it's now considered proper comfort food – served hot and topped with a thick layer of cheese. We thought: why not pack this flavor into a vegan pasta dish that's perfect for a cozy fall evening? The result is our French Onion Pasta – creamy, savory, full of umami, and at the same time, a little piece of Paris on your plate.

If you've read this far and don't like onions: did you still have a glimmer of hope that there'd be a substitute for onions in a French Onion Pasta? Unfortunately, we have to disappoint you there. Luckily, we've got plenty of other pasta recipes on the blog that you can try.
Before our pasta idea even came about, we naturally also tried the classic French onion soup – real comfort food for cold days. The base is simple but brilliant: caramelized onions, a hearty vegetable broth, a splash of white wine, and on top, a golden-brown baked bread slice with vegan cheese. The result is a soup that warms, fills you up, and at the same time has that unmistakable taste of sweet onion and savory depth. That's exactly the feeling we wanted to capture with our French Onion Pasta – just in noodle form.