Old Fashioned French Onion Soup with Homemade Croutons
A wonderfully hot piping bowl of onion soup filled to the brim with fresh, homemade croutons and gooey melted cheesy goodness.
Servings 6
Calories 588kcal
Ingredients
To Make the Croutons:
- 4 cups thick bread we use both “Texas toast bread and French Baguette
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoons salt
- 3 Tablespoons butter melted
To Make the Soup:
- 4 onions sliced
- 2½ tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 8 cups beef broth
- salt & pepper to taste
- Homemade croutons recipe included
- Mozarella or Gruyere Cheese as much as you want
- Parmesan Cheese grated
Instructions
To Make the Croutons:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Cut your bread into 1? cubes.
- In a bowl, toss the bread cubes with the melted butter until lightly coated all over.
- Toss the garlic powder with the buttered bread cubes. Toss the salt with the bread cubes. Spread the seasonings out as much as possible to coat all over.
- Spread the cubes out on a a baking sheet and put them in the oven for about 20-25 minutes.
To Make the Soup:
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium low heat. Sauté the sliced onions in the melted butter stirring about 10 minutes, until golden and soft.
- Sprinkle the flour over the top of the onions and stir for about 2-3 minutes.
- Pour in the beef broth slowly, breaking up any clumps from the flour.
- Stir in the salt and pepper.
- Cover and allow the soup to simmer for 15 minutes.
- Pour the soup into serving bowls. Top each bowl of soup with homemade croutons and lots of cheese. Sprinkle with Parmesan for some added flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 588kcal | Carbohydrates: 85g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 2119mg | Potassium: 520mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 325IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 7mg