French onion soup

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

1 tb Butter; 4 Cubes beef bouillon;
1 lg Onion; thinly sliced pn Salt;
2 ts All purpose flour; pn Pepper;
1/4 c Dry white wine; 4 sl French bread;
5 c Water; 1 c Swiss cheese;

Instructions:

Melt butter in a heavy frypan. Add sliced onion cover cook over load heat about 5 minutes until onion is tender. Remove lid increase heat to high. Cook and stir until onions are golden. Reduce heat stir in flour and wine. Simmer 1 minute. Add water; stir in bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Place bread slices in a 325 degree oven for 5 minutes to dry. Pour soup into 4 heated ovenproof bowls. Place a slice of bread on top of each; allow bread to soak up soup then cover with 1/4 cup cheese per bowl. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 25-30 minutes until cheese is lightly browned. Makes 4 services 1 serving = 1 cup; 1 protein choice; 1-1/2 starchy choice; 1-1/2 fats/oils choice; 20 g carbohydrate; 11 g protein; 11 g fat 930 kilojoules; 223 calories Posted by Jane Knox