'Mommy's Tired' Easy Monday Night Dinner

I wish I could make a candle out of the smell of onions caramelizing. It is simply a yummy smell. Combine that with balsamic mushrooms roasting in the oven, and BOOM, instant head explody. This makes my heart hap, hap, happy. This dish is so easy and so delicious, it's retarded to not try it. If you are anything like me, these ingredients are in your kitchen at all times. 

Pasta w/ Caramelized Onions, Blasamic Roasted Mushrooms & Feta

8 oz. thin spaghetti (or whichever you like)

2 cups baby portabella mushrooms, sliced

1/2 sweet onion, sliced

1 clove garlic, minced

1/4 cup crumbled feta

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

3 tbs. butter

4 tbs. olive oil

Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped

salt

Cook pasta in heavily salted water until al dente. Drain and set aside.

While the pasta is cooking, in a metal oven pan (I use a cake pan), combine 2 tablespoons olive oil, balsamic vinegar and mushrooms. Salt. Toss together, making sure mushrooms are completely coated. Put in a 400 degree oven and cook until balsamic vinegar is almost gone and has become sticky.

In a small skillet, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 2 tablespoons butter. Once the butter and oil begin to sizzle, add onion slices. Let onions saute until brown on the edges and golden in color. Add garlic and salt, cook for a minute or 2 longer. Remove from heat.

Use the last remaining tablespoon of olive oil and 2 tablespoons butter on your pasta. Pile mushrooms, onions and garlic, feta and chopped parsley on top of pasta. Eat like a mug.