Diabetic french onion soup
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter |
| 1 | large | Onion, thinly sliced |
| 2 | teaspoons | All purpose flour |
| ¼ | cup | Dry white wine |
| 5 | cups | Water |
| 4 | Cubes beef bouillon | |
| pinch | Salt | |
| pinch | Pepper | |
| 4 | slices | French bread |
| 1 | cup | Swiss cheese |
Directions
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 ¼ 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
: 1-½ starchy choice : 1-½ fats/oils choice : 20 g carbohydrate
: 11 g protein
: 11 g fat
: 930 kilojoules
: 223 calories
Submitted By ANNE MARIE CHIAPPETTA On 03-27-95