Caramelized Onion and Blue Cheese Orzo

Name: Caramelized Onion and Blue Cheese Orzo
Total time: 45
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 pound uncooked orzo pasta; 2 tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 4 onions, sliced; 6.5 ounces blue cheese, crumbled; 3.5 ounces mascarpone cheese; 2 cups shredded spinach; salt and pepper to taste

Recipe by Lindsay Perejma from allrecipes.com

Dinner,Side Dish 45 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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1 pound uncooked orzo pasta
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2 tablespoons butter
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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4 onions, sliced

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6.5 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
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3.5 ounces mascarpone cheese
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2 cups shredded spinach
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salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
While pasta is cooking, heat butter and oil in a large skillet over low heat. Cook onion in this mixture until golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from pan with a spoon and drain on paper towels.
In a large bowl, combine blue cheese, mascarpone and onion and mix well. Toss cheese mixture with spinach and pasta, season with salt and pepper and serve.