This rich and tasty French Onion Soup is low in Points on the Weight Watchers plans. An authentic tasting French Onion Soup with fewer Points!
Servings5
Calories172kcal
Ingredients
- 6 large onions thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp flour
- 6 cups stock – beef, chicken or vegetable (1400ml)
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 – 3 sprigs of thyme Optional
- 1 pinch Salt and pepper as required
- Water
- Baguette Optional
- Grated reduced fat mature cheese Optional
Instructions
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Place the sliced onions in a large saucepan / stockpot and drizzle over the olive oil.
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Toss the onions about so that they are covered in oil.
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Cook the onions over a medium heat for about 30 – 40 minutes stirring every 3 to 5 minutes. You are wanting the onions to brown and caramelize but you do not want them to stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.
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Towards the end of the cooking time you may need to stir them every minute or so to stop them sticking and you can turn the heat down a little.
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If you find that bits start to stick to the bottom of the pan, add a couple of tablespoons of water to the pan and use a wooden spoon to scrape the bits off the bottom.
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Once the onions are nice and caramelized, add the garlic and cook for one or two minutes before adding the white wine vinegar.
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Scrape off anything that has stuck to the bottom of the pan (deglazing). This adds to the flavour.
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Add the flour and stir.
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Add the stock, Worcestershire sauce and sprigs of thyme, if using.
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Stir.
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Bring the soup to a simmer and then cover and turn down the heat so that it gently simmers for about 10 minutes.
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Remove from the heat and carefully fish out the sprigs of thyme.
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Taste and add salt and pepper if required.
For the cheesy croutons (additional SmartPoints*)
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Slice 5 x 1 inch pieces from a crusty baguette.
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Place the slices of bread on a baking sheet place under the grill/broiler until they start to toast. Turn and toast the other side.
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Remove the slices of bread from under the grill / broiler.
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Place one piece of the grilled bread into each of bowls of soup.
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Carefully pile about 10g of cheese on the top of each slice of bread and place the bowl of soup under the grill / broiler until the cheese starts to melt and bubble.
Notes
* The addition of a cheesy crouton increases the SmartPoints by 2 SmartPoints if you are following the Blue, Purple or Freestyle plan or 3 SmartPoints if you are following the Green plan.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 620mg | Potassium: 840mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g