Slow-Cooker Showcase – French Onion Soup

Thanks to The Centsible Family for the weekly showcase!

This week’s recipe is French Onion Soup by Charlotte at Stretching Your Budget that is sure to get your taste buds going! Prep time should be about 25 minutes and will cook for 9.5 hours on low or 4.5 hours on high.

Ingredients:

Soup

  • 3 large onions, sliced (3 cups)
  • 3 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) ready-to-serve beef broth

Cheesy Broiled French Bread

  • 8 slices French bread, 1 inch thick
  • 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (3 ounces)
  • 2 tablespoons grated or shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions:

  1. Mix onions and margarine in 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker.
  2. Cover and cook on high heat setting 30 to 35 minutes or until onions
    begin to slightly brown around edges.
  3. Mix flour, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and pepper. Stir flour
    mixture and broth into onions. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to
    9 hours (or high heat setting 3 to 4 hours) or until onions are very
    tender.
  4. Prepare Cheesy Broiled French Bread. Place 1 slice bread on top of
    each bowl of soup. Serve immediately.

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