Name: Easy French Onion Soup
Ingredients: 6 medium onions, halved; 3 tablespoon canola oil; 2 tablespoon all purpose flour; 8 cup 99% fat-free reduced sodium beef broth; 1/2 cup red wine or sherry; 1 bay leaf; 1/4 teaspoon dried basil; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 8 slices of french bread, cut in 1-inch pieces; 4 ounce Mozzarella cheese; 1/2 cup Feta cheese; 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated; 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar

Easy French Onion Soup

By: CanolaInfo

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By: CanolaInfo

Keep warm tonight with a big bowl of Easy French Onion Soup. This fantastic french onion soup recipe has melted Mozzarella cheese on top for those cheese lovers out there. This might just become one of your favorites.

Serves12

Ingredients

6 medium onions, halved
3 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
8 cups 99% fat-free reduced sodium beef broth
1/2 cup red wine or sherry
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
8 slices of french bread, cut in 1-inch pieces
4 ounces Mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup Feta cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Slice onions. Heat oil in saucepan and stir in onions. Caramelize, uncovered, on low heat for 25 minutes or until golden brown, stirring often.
Stir in sugar and flour and cook for 2 minutes.
Prepare a large saucepan with the beef broth, wine, bay leaf, basil, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes, covered.
Add the onion mixture to the broth mixture and stir.
Dry bread in oven at 325 degrees F for about 20 minutes.
Grate mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Pour soup into individual ovenproof bowls.
Top each with bread slice. Sprinkle with variety of cheeses (including feta). Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes, then lightly broil to brown cheese. Serve.