Creamy Swiss Onion Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 cups quartered thinly-sliced onions
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 4 1/2 teaspoons instant chicken broth
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups shredded swiss cheese or 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, divided
• buttered crouton
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in large saucepan; sauté onions over medium heat about 10 minutes. stir in water and broth mix. bring to boil. cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• 2 smoothly combine flour and milk. add to saucepan.
• 3 cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. remove from heat. add 3/4 cup of the canadian swiss cheese; stir until melted. add salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 ladle into 4 oven-proof soup bowls; sprinkle with buttered croutons. top with remaining cheese.
• 5 broil until cheese is melted. serve.