Low Fat French Onion Soup
French Onion Soup is a classic dish belonging in every recipe collection, but, we eliminated some of the fat calories by reducing the amount of cheese and the type. Here, its reduced fat Jarlsberg, which gives a nice nutty flavor and retains a cheesy consistency, or reduced fat thinly sliced Sargento Swiss, which is so delicate it’s like cheese paper (see our note), but very flavorful. Although it calls for thinly sliced baguette or French bread, we’ve also made it with toasted wheat pita bread with great success.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 327kcal
This is a classic soup belonging in every collection. Here, though, we eliminated some of the fat calories but reducing the amount of cheese and the type.
Ingredients
- 2 cups thinly sliced onions
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry dry wine or nonalcoholic wine
- 4 cups beef broth defatted
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 8 slices baguette or 4 slices French bread toasted
- 4 ounces Jarlsberg cheese (or similar) reduced fat cut into 4 slices,
- -or- 1 cup 4 ounces finely shredded reduced-fat Swiss cheese
- -or- 4 slices of Sargento Ultra-Thin Swiss Cheese
- Sliced green onion tops optional
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, combine the onions and sherry or wine. Cook and stir until the onions are tender. Add the broth and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes to blend the flavors.
- Meanwhile, place the bread slices on a cookie sheet. If necessary, cut the cheese slices in half to fit the bread. Place the cheese on top of the bread. Broil just until the cheese melts.
- To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and float the bread on top of each.
- If desired, sprinkle with the green onion tops.
Spa Index Kitchen Notes
We love Sargento Ultra Thin sliced cheeses because they allow full-fat flavor with paper-thin calorie savings. One slice is approximately 40 calories, but that one slice has more flavor than intentionally low-fat or fat-free cheeses (none of which we actually love).
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 327 kcal (16%) | Carbohydrates: 42.9 g (14%) | Protein: 20 g (40%) | Fat: 5.1 g (8%) | Saturated Fat: 2.2 g (14%) | Cholesterol: 10 mg (3%) | Sodium: 1295 mg (56%) | Fiber: 2.8 g (12%)