White Wine Rotini

So, I try to avoid pasta, but its forever my comfort food. When I was first learning how to live on my own, pasta was one of the few dishes I knew I could make. So I figured, why not try to spice up my pasta game with a simple pasta dish with a little flare.
And yes, the fact there is wine in this helped me decide this is the recipe I want to try.

Ingredients
1 cup of whole wheat panko bread crumbs
1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup and 2 tbs of olive oil
3 tsp of minced garlic, divided
8 ounces of rotini pasta
2 medium sweet onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup of white wine, I used chardonnay
1/4 cup of vegetable stock

Directions
Topping
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix bread crumbs, Parmesan, tablespoons of oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons of garlic and a dash of salt in a small bowl.
Spread the mixture in an even lawyer onto a baking sheet.
Bake until golden brown, 5 minutes.

Pasta
Boil a pot of water and cook to directions.
When done, drain and set aside.

Wine sauce
In a large skillet set to medium heat, heat the 1/4 cup of oil, until shimmering.
Add sliced onions and cook for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown
Add 1 1/2 teaspoon of garlic and wine.
Cook down for 3 minutes
Add stock and let it reduce for 5 minutes.

Combine wine sauce and pasta in bowl, and top with pasta.

Susie, kicked out

Changes I Made!
First and foremost, I knew looking at this I wanted to add a protein, so while the onions were cooking down I added pancetta, when the onion started to turn colors. Dog owners, this will attract your pup, and if you're like me, you'll have to kick them out!
I also used regular bread crumbs, because I'm not the biggest fan of whole wheat anything.
This recipe also has the ingredient prep in a weird order. I would start with the sauce, then go to the pasta and finally the topping last.

This recipe is from Trisha's Table.

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