Soups, Stews and Chili Recipe ⇝ Onion and Gruyere Soup

Full of onions and cheese. Serve over thick slices of bread in soup bowls.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 6 onions, thinly sliced
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups white wine
• 3 ½ cups chicken broth
• ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese

Cooking Directions

1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook butter until foamy. Stir in onions and cook a couple of minutes, then reduce heat, stir in salt, cover and cook very slowly until very tender, 60 minutes.
2. Transfer onions and their caramel to a larger pot and place it over medium heat. Pour in the wine and bring to a boil. Stir in chicken broth, pepper and nutmeg and simmer gently, uncovered, 15 minutes.
3. Stir in shredded cheese until melted (cheese will remain a little stringy). Serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories450.3
• carbohydrateContent19.6 g
• cholesterolContent82.3 mg
• fatContent26.5 g
• fiberContent2.4 g
• proteinContent18.5 g
• saturatedFatContent15.8 g
• sodiumContent543.1 mg
• sugarContent9 g