Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2008

This is the 1st French Onion I ever made and wow! This is some good stuff. I added and onion bullion cube along with the beef bullion and 2 teaspoons of corn starch to thicken up the broth. Another thing I did with this is cut the bread into bite size pieces and this made this much easier to eat! This soup was gone in a fre min.

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SURPRISENU

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Home Town: Wyoming, Illinois, USA

Living In: Lewiston, Maine, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2008

Really great. I also used all broth rather than the water. Added a dash of Madeira wine. I made croutons to put on top (french bread sauteed in butter and sprinkled with garlic powder, parsley, and salt then broiled for 5 minutes). First time I've made Fr Onion soup and loved it.

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2008

Loved this recipe. Didn't add the water, doubled the cheeses and added a beef boullion cube. Fantastic.

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Penny

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2007

Quite tasty recipe. I did not use any water (next time I will use about 1/4 cup of water) -- opted for all beef broth instead. Did agree with some other reviewers, it does need about two tablespoons of worcestershire sauce and about two cloves of garlic. I also used a bit less butter than called for. I was very happy with the outcome. Will serve to guests next week!

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jayne

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Home Town: Orange, California, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2007

Great recipe and so easy to do. I had to come home and make dinner quickly and was able to make this with time to spare before I had to leave. And the taste is awesome. Thank you so much.

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alan s

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Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2007

This soup had amazing flavor. I made it with Walla Wallas that were out of my garden that I needed to use up. It freezes well so you can make it up in advance.

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Leslie Sullivan

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2007

i just made this recipe!!!! it was very good.i took the advice of some of the other reviews and added worcesteshire sauce,less water and some boulion. i also used rye bread and a blend of different cheeses and it was very tasty!!

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2007

This is very good, and easy--I don't even like French Onion soup (my husband does) and I enjoyed this. I used more onions, and all beef broth as suggested by other reviewers. Also, I carmelized onions. Good stuff

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2007

I'm going to give this five stars! But only with these adjustments... Based on the reviews of others, I didn't include the water at all. I used vegetable broth to make this a vegetarian dish. I doubled the onion, and added parsley flakes, garlic and salt. I also added a dash of balsamic vinegar to combat the slightly bland taste to the whole thing. I used seasoned croutons instead of bread, then topped the bowls off with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses, sprinkled with parsley flakes, and broiled them in the oven til slightly browned. Absolutely delicious and very filling soup.

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Home Town: Marmora, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2007

This is an awesome recipe. My family really enjoyed this. It was such a hit that I am now the official soup maker for all dinners. The only thing I changed was the cheese to top the soup. I used a slice of provolone and a slice of mozzerella on top.

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Patti Ann

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2007

This was really not bad, but I would have to agree with other reviewers that the recipe calls for too much water (and I used 1/2 cup less than called for). I had to give it 3 stars because when I tasted it after it was prepared per the recipe is was really bland, and I don't even salt my food normally. It was just missing 'something'. After trying to figure out what I had on hand that might work (and even adding salt) I finally added chicken bouillon (didn't have beef) and that did the trick. I will make it again, but I will use less water, maybe even none, and double the beef broth instead.

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Reviewed: May 24, 2007

I probably can't rate this recipe too fairly, since I made quite a few alterations. I used 3 beef bullion cubes with four cups of water and 1/2 cup of sherry. I also added a dash of worchestershire sauce to the soup. We ate it with croutons and cheddar cheese. Even my kids liked it (they just ate the soup, no onions). Very easy to make.

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Home Town: Utica, New York, USA

Living In: Rockville, Maryland, USA

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Reviewed: May 8, 2007

Amazing soup and very very easy. I actually did mine in the slow cooker and it was great and was able to have it simmer all day

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Reviewed: May 4, 2007

Added some minced garlic. This was delicious!!

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2007

My husband requested that I make it again the next night. I made the recipe as is and it was not bland at all.

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Shauna Marie

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2007

I like the simple ingredients, and it just tastes good!

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2007

A few changes and it was good to go. 2 yellow and 1 red onion, added 1 c of white wine, no water, 1 t thyme, 1 T worcestershire sauce, 4 c beef broth.

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Alice

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Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2007

This was a decent soup. I made it for my husband and myself, so I scaled it down to half the recipe. I had to make some modifications, but it still turned out pretty good. I took the suggestions of others and added Worcestershire sauce, I also used croutons I had in the pantry, because I didn't have french bread. I personally like Mozzarella Cheese and Romano and Parmesean cheese on top. It turned out nice, husband ate it all up. It wasn't quite the best I have had. Let's just say it didn't taste quite like our favorite but it did ok in a pinch.

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