French Onion Soup - Lowfat

If you love French Onion Soup you will enjoy this easy recipe that makes it a perfect light lunch.

60 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 30 minutes

115 calories per serving view nutrition facts

8 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

5	each	onions	sliced
3	tablespoons	sherry
1	tablespoon	butter	or margarine
1	tablespoon	flour, all-purpose
6	cups	beef stock	prefer veal stock if possible
3 1/2	tablespoons	soy sauce, sodium reduced
1	x	black pepper	freshly ground
1/2	cup	parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated	grated
2 1/2	pounds	beef bones
4	quarts	water
5	each	star anise	whole
5	each	celery	tops
2	each	onions	whole
12	each	peppercorns

Directions

French Onion Soup: In a large heavy-gauge soup pot sauté the onions, dry, for about 2 minutes. When the bottom of the pot begins to brown, add the sherry and continue to sauté the onions for 4 more minutes. Move the onions to a side, and melt the margarine in the pot. Sprinkle the flour over the margarine and stir the margarine-flour mixture. Slowly add 1 cup of the beef broth into the margarine-flour mixture, stirring as mixture thickens slightly. Combine the liquid with the cooked onions. Add the remaining 5 cups of the stock, soy sauce, and pepper, and simmer for 15 minutes.

Serve with 1 tb of grated parmesan cheese.

YIELD: Makes 8 (3/4-cup) servings.

Per Serving: 74 cals, 4.5gm protein, 1.8gm total fat, 9gm carbo, 0mg chol, 1.7gm fiber, 320mg sodium, 34mg calcium. Exchanges per serving: 3/4 meat -- 1.5 vegetable BEEF STOCK: In an 8-quart stock pot combine all the ingredients and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, uncovered. Strain through a colander.

YIELD:Makes about 2.5 qts.

Per Serving: 16 cals, 3.6gm protein, 0gm total fat, 0gm carbo, 0mg chol, 0gm fiber, 65mg sodium, 0.3mg calcium Exchanges: 1/3 meat

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 323g

Amount per Serving

Calories 115 28% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.0g	5%
Saturated Fat 2.0g	11%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 9mg	3%
Sodium 781mg	33%
Total Carbohydrate 14.0g	5%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g	9%
Sugars 6.0g
Protein 8.0g	15%

Vitamin A	4%		Vitamin C	13%
Calcium	12%		Iron	6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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