Fantastic French onion soup is made even heartier with beef stew meat. Start the soup in the morning and come home to a no-fuss dinner.
Slow-Cooker Beefy French Onion Soup
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 10 hr 25 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 7 small onions, cut in half and thinly sliced (about 7 cups)
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 1 1/2 pounds beef stew meat
- 3 cans (10 1/2 ounces each) condensed beef consommé
- 1/4 cup dry sherry or apple juice
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 8 slices ( 1/2 inch thick) French bread, toasted
- 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese (8 ounces)
Instructions
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Step1Toss onions, butter and sugar in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Top with bay leaves and beef.
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Step2Cover and cook on low heat setting 9 to 10 hours or until onions are deep brown.
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Step3Stir in beef consommé, sherry, apple juice and thyme. Increase heat setting to high. Cover and cook 10 minutes or until hot. Remove bay leaves.
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Step4To serve, spoon into ovenproof soup bowls and top each serving with slice of toast and 1/4 cup cheese. If desired, broil with tops 6 inches from heat 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and begins to brown.
Nutrition
440
Calories
20g
Total Fat
34g
Protein
31g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 440
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- Sodium
- 910mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 31g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- Protein
- 34g
% Daily Value*:
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Vegetable; 4 Lean Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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