French Onion Soup

Name: French Onion Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 2 liters beef broth, divided; 59 milliliters butter or margarine, divided; 6 slices (1-inch-thick) slices French bread; 177 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 6 medium sizes yellow onions, thinly sliced and divided

French Onion Soup might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. One serving contains 368 calories, 17g of protein, and 13g of fat. This recipe serves 6. It works best as a main course, and is done in about 45 minutes. It is perfect for Autumn. If you have beef broth, onions, bread, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Combine one-third of onion slices and 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet; saut until onion is transparent.

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Butter

Onion

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Frying Pan

Transfer onions to a 5-quart casserole. Repeat procedure with remaining onion slices and butter.

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Butter

Onion

Add 2 cups broth to onions in casserole, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until onion is tender.

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Onion

Broth

Add remaining broth, and bring to a boil; remove soup from heat.

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Broth

Soup

Cut each slice of French bread in half; toast each side. Arrange toasted bread on top of soup in casserole; sprinkle with cheese. Broil 8 inches from heating element 3 minutes or until cheese melts and becomes golden brown.

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French Bread