Onion Mushroom Soup With Cheese Croutes
Onion Mushroom Soup With Cheese Croutes
Photography by Jodi Pudge
This recipe makes 4 servings
Nutritional Info |
|
|---|---|
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 361 |
| pro | 16 g |
| total fat | 15 g |
| sat. fat | 7 g |
| carb | 41 g |
| fibre | 4 g |
| chol | 32 mg |
| sodium | 1,174 mg |
| potassium | 445 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 27 |
| iron | 14 |
| vit A | 9 |
| vit C | 2 |
| folate | 25 |
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Total time : 40 minutes
- Portion size: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp 2tbspbutter
- 5 cups 5cupsthinly sliced oniononions, (about 2 large)
- 1 1large clove garliccloves of garlic, sliced
- 2 tsp 2tsppacked brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp 1/4tspdried thyme
- 1 1bay leafbay leaves
- 2 cups 2cupsthinly sliced small mushroommushrooms
- 1/2 tsp 1/2tspsalt
- 1/2 tsp 1/2tsppepper
- 1/3 cup 1/3cupdry sherry or wine
- 4 cups 4cupssodium-reduced beef broth or vegetable broth
- 1 cup 1cupshredded Swiss-style cheese
- 4 4slices baguette
Preparation
In large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; cook onions, garlic, sugar, thyme and bay leaf, stirring occasionally, until onions are very soft and starting to brown, about
20 minutes.
Add mushrooms, salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until well browned, about 10 minutes. Add sherry; cook, scraping up browned bits, until no liquid remains.
Add broth and 1/2 cup (125 mL) water; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf.
Meanwhile, sprinkle cheese over bread slices; broil on baking sheet until golden, about 3 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls; top with croutes.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: December 2010
