Fast French Onion Soup

JackieOhNo!'s Note:

I won't kid you...this is not the time-consuming, tried and true method for preparing this French classic. However, it is great in a pinch, and will fool your guests into thinking you spent much longer in the kitchen than you did!

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 35 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 3 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 (13 3/4 ounce) cans beef broth
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 4 slices French bread, toasted and buttered
• parmesan cheese, grated
• 4 slices swiss cheese or 4 slices gruyere cheese

Directions:

1. In saucepan, cook onions in butter until onions are tender. Add broth, water and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to boil. Simmer, covered, 25 minutes.
2. Spoon into 4 ovenproof bowls. Place piece of French bread in each bowl. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Top with cheese slice. Broil until cheese melts.

Reviews

[popanator]

really nice, I made it to use as a base for a casserole, but then i liked it so much i ate it

[Lucky Clover]

Jackie, this may not be time consuming and complicated, but it is better than any other French onion soup I've ever made! I had to make some changes based on what I had, but nothing major. I used 4 cups of water and 5 beef bouillon cubes as the base, and I added about 1/4 cup of white wine. I think the butter is the key! It was fabulous!

[lazyme]

This was really simple and tasty. I made it as directed except that I halved the recipe. Thanks Jackie for a great comfort soup. Made for 123 Tag.