Shelly's Recipe

PASTA BEL PAESE

Category: Pasta

3 tbsp butter
4 cups sliced onions
1/3 cup medium-dry sherry
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 to 1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce
Salt, to taste
8 oz (3 cups dry) fusilli (corkscrew) pasta
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen thawed snow peas or frozen, thawed peas
1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes
1 1/4 cups (5 oz) chilled Bel Paese cheese, shredded
2 tbsp chopped parsley

Melt butter in 10 inch skillet. Add onions. Cook over medium-low heat about 30 minutes until onions are soft and pale gold; do not brown. Stir in sherry, lemon juice and pepper sauce. Add salt; cover and set aside.

Cook pasta in salted boiling water as pkg directs. A few minutes before pasta finishes cooking, add mushrooms, snow peas and tomatoes to onion mixture. Cover and set over medium-low heat, tossing once or twice until vegetables are heated through. Drain pasta. Turn onto serving platter. Cover with hot vegetable mixture. Scatter cheese over top. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately. Serves 4