Beefy French Onion Soup
Busy day? Here's a quick and easy, great-tasting ground beef spin-off of a restaurant classic. Recipe courtesy of The Beef Checkoff.
Recipe Ingredients:
1 pound 80% ground beef
2 (10.5-ounce) cans condensed French onion soup
1/2 teaspoon dried leaf thyme leaves
4 slices Swiss cheese
4 slices French bread, cut 1-inch thick
Cooking Directions:
- Heat large saucepan or nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add ground beef; cook 8 to 10 minutes, breaking into 3/4-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally. Remove from saucepan with slotted spoon; pour off drippings. Return beef to saucepan.
- Add soup and amount of water according to soup can directions. Stir in thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 5 min. to blend flavors, stirring occasionally.
- Cut cheese to fit bread slices; top bread with cheese. Place bread slices on rack in broiler pan so surface of bread is 3 to 4-inches from heat. Broil 1 to 2 minutes or until bread is toasted and cheese is melted and golden brown.
- Evenly ladle soup into 4 bowls. Top each bowl with 1 bread slice.
Makes 4 servings.
Test Kitchen Tips:
- Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef.
- Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F (71.1°C).
- Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe): Calories: 433; Total Fat: 23g; Saturated Fat: 10g; Cholesterol: 100mg; Total Carbs: 22g; Fiber: 2g; Protein: 33g; Sodium: 1447mg.
Recipe and photograph courtesy of The Beef Checkoff.