Easy Elegant French Onion Soup Recipe

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Easy Elegant French Onion Soup
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Ingredients:

  • 6 cups water
  • 4 tbsp kerry irish gold salted butter
  • 3 large onions
  • 5 slices french bread
  • 1 cup fish eye pinot grigio wine

Directions:

  1. Peel and slice onions very thin.
  2. Melt butter on medium heat in a 4 quart pot.
  3. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized ~ about 10-25 minutes.
  4. Bring 6 cups water to boil.
  5. Add Knorr bouillon [vegans could substitute MORGA vegetable broth] to dissolve.
  6. Add bouillon all at once to onions.
  7. Add wine and heat just to boiling.
  8. Toast french bread.
  9. Grate gruyere cheese ~ or use Sargento grated cheese ~ swiss or Monterey jack are best.
  10. Pour very hot soup into bowls and sprinkle grated cheese on top.
  11. Serve with piece of toasted bread.
  12. This would be very good chilled in the summer, too.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 319.39 Kcal (1337 kJ)
Calories from fat 115.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.86g 20%
Cholesterol 43.8mg 15%
Sodium 2097.69mg 87%
Potassium 242.18mg 5%
Total Carbs 32.53g 11%
Sugars 5.7g 23%
Dietary Fiber 3.05g 12%
Protein 17.33g 35%
Vitamin C 7.9mg 13%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 412.7mg 41%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 55.21 Kcal (231 kJ)
Calories from fat 20.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.22g 20%
Cholesterol 7.57mg 15%
Sodium 362.61mg 87%
Potassium 41.86mg 5%
Total Carbs 5.62g 11%
Sugars 0.99g 23%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 12%
Protein 2.99g 35%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 13%
Iron 0.3mg 9%
Calcium 71.3mg 41%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.8
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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