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French Onion Soup-lower sodium is for Soup.

French Onion Soup-lower sodium takes 10 minutes to prepare.

French Onion Soup-lower sodium takes 60 minutes to cook.

French Onion Soup-lower sodium makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for French Onion Soup-lower sodium are:

6 Cups Onion of you choice
2 quarts brown stock (I use Kitchen Basic unsalted Beef)
4T Olive oil
1/4 cup Parsley, chopped fine
1T Thyme, stripped and chopped
1 Bay Leaf
Salt, to taste
Fresh Ground Black Pepper, to taste

6 slices Bread Toasted (Of your choice I use white)

1/4 pound Gruyere Cheese, sliced 8 slices

Here is how you make French Onion Soup-lower sodium:

Makes 8 1-cup servingsHeat a large 6-quart soup pot over high heat. Add the olive oil and onions and heat until they begin to cook, stirring occasionally. When they begin to brown and caramelize, lower the heat to medium-high and stir frequently to avoid burning.Once the onions are brown, add the stock, parsley, thyme and bay leaf and simmer for about 45 minutes. Season the soup with salt and pepper and remove the bay leaf. Reduce heat to low until you are ready to serve.While the soup is simmering, toast the bread until golden brown cut the bread into medium chunks that will fit into your soup bowls or crocks,When you are ready to serve, place some hot soup into the bowl or crock on a baking sheet. Placesome of toasted bread on the soup and top with sliced cheese, Quickly put the bowl under the broiler and melt and lightly brown the cheese. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LASHAWNP1.

The nutritional information for French Onion Soup-lower sodium is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 287.7

• Total Fat: 16.9 g
• Cholesterol: 31.2 mg
• Sodium: 406.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 17.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
• Protein: 16.0 g