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French Onion Soup

I love ordering this at restaurants but had never tried making it myself. Wow – it’s easy! The hardest part is slicing the onions. Click here to read all kinds of crazy ideas (from wearing swimming goggles to keeping your tongue out the whole time) for dealing with the tears. Serve with a slice of homemade bread or the $1 per loaf French bread from Walmart. Yummy!

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Recipes

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Servings

8

16

24

32

40

48

Ingredients
Onions, sliced

3 lbs.

6 lbs.

9 lbs.

12 lbs.

15 lbs.

18 lbs.

Butter, melted

1/2 C.

1 C.

1-1/2 C.

2 C.

2-1/2 C.

3 C.

French or Italian-style bread

7 slices

14 slices

21 slices

28 slices

35 slices

42 slices

Chicken broth

4-1/2 C.

9 C.

13-1/2 C.

18 C.

22-1/2 C.

27 C.

 

Assembly Directions:
Place sliced onions and butter into slow cooker and mix until onions are thoroughly coated. Stir in bread and chicken broth. Cover and cook on low for 10 to 18 hours or on high 4 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir well during last hour.

Freezing Directions:
Allow the soup to cool. Package the soup in meal sized portions. Large plastic freezer containers and freezer bags work well. Seal, label and freeze.

Serving Directions:
Thaw and reheat.

Comments:
Two recipes will fit into a large slow cooker.

Nutritional Info:
Per Serving: 241 Calories; 13g Fat (48.3% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 25g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 31mg Cholesterol; 684mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 1 Grain (Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 2-1/2 Fat.