French Onion Soup
Broccoli and French Onion Soup Recipe
Combining soup, bread, broccoli, and cheese is a great way to make a meal in a hurry. The following French onion soup recipe blends canned French onion soup with the other ingredients to make a filling and tasty meal for the family.
The broccoli adds nutritional value as well as color and flavor in this easy French onion soup recipe and the cheese topped French bread slices makes this recipe more authentic. If you are not a fan of broccoli, you might like to substitute cauliflower, zucchini, or another green vegetable like spinach. The parsley on top adds a nice looking garnish with some more color and an herby flavor, which goes well with the other ingredients.
If you make the croutons while the soup cooks, you can make this meal from scratch in about ten minutes. Classic French onion soup recipes can take several hours to cook because of the slow onion caramelization process but this French onion soup recipe is fine if you just want something hot and tasty after a long, hard day and if you have some vegetables to use up.
10 Minute French Onion Soup Recipe
Ingredients -
4 thick slices French bread
2 cans condensed French onion soup, 10 ½ oz each
6 oz shredded fontina cheese
¼ cup chopped parsley
10 oz package frozen chopped broccoli
Preparation:
Combine the condensed soup with as much water as it tells you to on the label, in a 4 quart pan.
Add the broccoli.
Bring the mixture to a boil over a high heat.
Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 8 minutes or until the broccoli is, hot and tender.
Put the bread slices in a pan and broil them until they are golden brown.
Spoon the broccoli and onion soup into 4 soup bowls and put a toasted bread slice on top of each one.
Add the fontina cheese.
Put the soup bowls in the pan, broil until the cheese is golden brown, and melted. Sprinkle the chopped parsley over the top of the soup and serve.
(Serves 4)
French Onion Soup Recipe Cheats
French onion soup has to be made from scratch with homemade beef broth, finely sliced onions, which have caramelized for an hour, French bread and gruyere cheese, right? Well, not necessarily. If you are in a hurry, there are a few cheats you can use to make a tasty French onion soup. If you want an easy French onion soup, you can use canned broth. Use a food processor to slice your onions and then fry them quickly instead of caramelizing them slowly. Use ready sliced bread and pre-grated cheese. You will not have a classic French onion soup recipe but you will have a tasty hot dinner in about fifteen minutes flat.
Adding Vegetables to Onion Soup
A traditional French onion soup recipe blends beef broth, onions and seasonings with bread and Gruyere cheese but what if you want to add some extra nutrients. The great thing about onion soup is that you can tinker with it, like with any other soup recipe. If you want to add broccoli, cauliflower, or even peas to your French onion soup recipe, go ahead. Onion soup is a personal dish and nobody says you have to stick to the classic recipe for French onion soup every time you make it.