Creamy Parmesan Steak Penne

2 green onions

5 ounce penne pasta (recommend doubling the pasta and sauce)

1 yellow onion 

1 red bell pepper

2 garlic cloves

10 ounce steak strips

4 fluid ounces light cream

1 ounce grated parmesan

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

(recommend doubling the pasta and sauce)

Bring 8 cups water and 2 teaspoons salt to a boil in a medium pot. Once water is boiling, add pasta and cook until al dente, 10-12 minutes. Reserve 1/4 cup pasta cooking water. Drain pasta in a colander and return to pot to keep warm. While pasta cooks, prepare ingredients.

Halve and peel onion. Slice halves into thin strips. Stem, seed, Remove ribs, and slice red bell pepper into thin strips. Mince garlic. Trim and thinly slice green onions. Pat steak strips dry, and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a pinch of pepper. 

Place a medium non-stick pan over medium-low heat and add 2 teaspoons olive oil. Add onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt to hot pan. Stir occasionally until onion is lightly caramelized 15-20 minutes. Transfer onions to a plate. Reserve pan; no need to wipe clean. While onion caramelizes cook steak strips and peppers. 

Place a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat and add 2 teaspoons olive oil. Add steak strips, red bell peppers, and garlic. Stir occasionally until no pink remains on steak strips and peppers are crisp-tender 5-7 minutes. stir in reserved pasta water, caramelized onion, green onions and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Remove from burner

Add cream to pan used to cook onions, bring to a boil. Once boiling, remove from burner and stir in Parmesan, pasta, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir in pasta-sauce mixture into steak strip-peppers mixture. Plate dish as picture on front of car, garnishing with reserved green onions and red pepper flakes.