Southern Style French Onion Soup

Name: Southern Style French Onion Soup
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 6 bay leaves; 1 kgs beef consomme; 4 Tbsps butter; 1 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 French baguette, cut into 1/2 inch slices; 1 onion, sliced; 224 grams shredded mozzarella cheese; 120 milliliters white wine (optional)

Southern Style French Onion Soup is a main course that serves 4. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 23g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 493 calories. Winter will be even more special with this recipe. If you have baguette, thyme, white wine, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Healthier Southern-Style Green Beans, Southern Style Green Bean, and Classic French Onion Soup.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Place the onion in the butter and saute for 5 to 10 minutes, or until tender. Stir in the thyme and remove from heat.

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Butter

Onion

Thyme

In a large pot over high heat, combine the consomme, bay leaves and white wine, if desired. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, stir in the sauteed onions and allow to heat through, about 10 to 15 minutes.

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Bay Leaves

White Wine

Consomme

Onion

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Pot

Ladle soup into 4 individual oven-safe bowls, filling each about 3/4 of the way. Top each bowl with 2 slices of baguette bread and then cover each with the cheese.

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Baguette