30 Minute French Onion Soup - Weight Watchers Freestyle
Yield: 2 Servings (5 points per serving for blue, green and purple)
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized onion
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 2 tablespoons red cooking wine
- 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
- 2 cups fat-free beef broth
- Pinch of dry thyme
- 1/2 bay leaf
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 small slices of a French baguette
- 2 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Cut onion into evenly sized slices.
- Melt butter in a sauce pan. Add the onions and cook 10-15 minutes or until they are starting to caramelize, stirring frequently.
- Add the red cooking wine and stir for 2 minutes.
- Add the flour and stir well. Slowly add the beef broth while stirring.
- Add the thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes.
- While the soup is cooking toast the bread.
- Turn the broiler on high.
- Divide the soup into two 10 ounce ramekins. Put one slice of bread in each, then cover with cheese.
- Put under the broiler until cheese is melted.