French Onion Soup
Original Outback Onion Soup
If you have ever eaten at an Outback Steakhouse, you might be familiar with Outback onion soup. This soup combines Velveeta cheese, white sauce, chicken broth and more for a creamy, cheese meal in itself, which both adults and kids will love. You can make this Outback onion soup for supper for the family one night. It is simple enough to make on a busy weeknight.
If you are looking for a filling, satisfying and totally delicious onion soup recipe this one is highly recommended and it really does have a lot of fans. The white sauce is an interesting touch and this helps to make the soup really creamy and rich. White sauce is simple to make and is an ingredient in plenty of other recipes.
Chicken broth is not a traditional ingredient in French onion soup and nor is Velveeta cheese but this Outback onion soup does make a yummy change to French onion soup recipes and it is a nice warming treat on cool evenings.
Walkabout Onion Soup with Chicken Broth and Velveeta
Ingredients -
For the Soup:
2 cups yellow sweet onions, sliced thinly
2 chicken bouillon cubes
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup Velveeta cheese, in cubes
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon salt
15 oz can chicken broth
Cheddar cheese, shredded, for garnish
For the White Sauce:
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
3 tablespoons butter
1 ½ cups whole milk
¼ teaspoon salt
Preparation:
Put the onions and butter in a 2 quart pan and cook over a moderate low heat, stirring often, until the onions are soft but not brown.
To make the white sauce, put the butter in a pan and add the flour. Cook it over a medium heat until the flour is thick, and then add the milk slowly, stirring all the time.
Add some salt.
Keep stirring until you are ready to add it to the soup.
Add the chicken bouillon cubes, the chicken broth and some salt and pepper to the onions and stir well.
Add the Velveeta cheese and the prepared white sauce.
Simmer over a medium low heat until everything is hot and melted, stirring all the time.
Turn the temperature down to low and let the soup cook for 30 to 40 minutes.
Serve with some crusty bread and a garnish of shredded Cheddar cheese.
(Serves 4)
French Onion Soup - Appetizer or Entree?
Soup can be a great appetizer or it can be filling enough to enjoy as an entree. When it comes to French onion soup, the French onion soup recipe you are using defines which course it is suitable for. For example, Outback onion soup is a creamy combination of chicken broth, onions, Velveeta cheese and more. This dish might be an appetizer for someone with a big appetite or a whole meal for somebody with a smaller appetite. If you make a consommé type soup, which is a clear liquid with tiny pieces of vegetables in it, perhaps leek, celery, onion, and carrot, that kind of onion soup recipe is a definite appetizer because it gets the taste buds going but is not filling enough to be more than an appetizer. Also, consommé portions tend to be small.
Making a Meal of French Onion Soup
A hearty big bowl of French onion soup, topped with several thick pieces of toast and lots of melted French onion soup cheese is going to be filling and you can consider something like that a meal in itself. Another option is to serve French onion soup with something on the side, perhaps a salad or a sandwich. You can even serve a steak with it if you are feeding meat lovers who would not count the beef broth as meat.
How to Make French Onion Soup Satisfying
Whether you are making an Outback onion soup, a traditional French onion soup, a mushroom and onion soup or something else, if you want it to be satisfying you need to make the ingredients filling and make the portions big enough. Thick soups are more filling than thin consommés, so use plenty of onion. Flour and cream can be used as thickeners. Be generous with the croutons and do not skimp on the French onion soup cheese. Use small soup crocks for serving appetizers or bigger ones if you want your French onion soup recipe to be a meal.