Onion Soup

Categories: Soups | Low-fat

Serves: 5 Servings

Ingredients:

5 c Water
4 oz Lean beef cubes or soupbones
2 lg Onions
2 ts Vegetable oil
1/4 ts Pepper
2 Bay leaves
1/4 ts Dried thyme
Salt (optional)
Grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions:
Combine the water and soup bones or beef in a saucepan. Cook for 4 hours or
overnight in a slow cooker. Remove the soup bones or beef. Slice the onions
and saute in a skillet in the vegetable oil until brown and tender. Add to
the beef stock along with the seasonings.

Simmer for 30 minutes to 1 hour to blend the flavors. Remove the bay leaves
before serving. Serve with a teaspoon of grated cheese on top. Makes 5
cups.

1 cup serving - 85 calories, 1 med-fat meat exchange 3 grams carbohydrate,
7 grams protein, 5 grams fat 55 mg sodium, 118 mg potassium, 22 mg
cholesterol

Source: Am. Diabetes Assoc. Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman, 1986 Shared
but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93

Compare Betty Crocker recipe made with canned broth and butter
: 1 cup, 385 calories, 18 g carb, 21 g protein, 25 g fat, 1000 mg sodium.

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