French Onion Soup


French Onion Soup
Makes: 4 servings
Prep 15 mins Cook 30 mins Broil 2 mins
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French Onion Soup
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup  butter
  • 2 1/2 cups  thinly sliced onions (2 large)
  • 2 14 ounce can beef broth
  • 1/4 cup  dry sherry or dry white wine
  • 1 teaspoon  Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon  ground black pepper
  • 4 1/2-inch slices French bread, toasted
  • 2/3 cup  shredded Swiss, Gruyere, or Jarlsberg cheese
Directions

1. In a 3-quart saucepan melt butter. Add onion and cook, covered, over medium-low heat for 13 to 15 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.

2. Uncover saucepan; cook and stir onion over medium-high heat about 10 minutes more or until onion is golden. Stir in broth, sherry, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, preheat broiler. Line a baking sheet with foil; arrange bread slices on baking sheet. Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until toasted, turning once. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil for 2 to 3 minutes more or until cheese melts and is light brown.

4. To serve, ladle soup into bowls. Top each serving with a bread slice. Makes 4 main-dish servings.

From the Test KitchenFrench Onion Soup with Beef:
  • Prepare as above, except add 1 cup chopped cooked beef with the broth.
French Onion Soup with Mushrooms:
  • Prepare as above, except add 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms to saucepan in Step 2 before adding broth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat about 15 minutes more or until onion is golden and mushrooms are tender. Continue as directed.
Nutrition Facts (French Onion Soup)
  • Servings Per Recipe 4,
  • cal. (kcal) 306,
  • Fat, total (g) 18,
  • chol. (mg) 47,
  • sat. fat (g) 11,
  • carb. (g) 24,
  • fiber (g) 2,
  • pro. (g) 10,
  • sodium (mg) 1023,
  • Potassium (mg) 173,
  • calcium (mg) 182,
  • iron (mg) 1,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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