Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2007

This was a great soup to make! Now I don't have to go out when I want french onion soup!

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2007

I thought that this recipe would be bland based on other reviews but I was pleasantly surprised. I made a few adjustments based on the items I had on hand. I used three beef bullion cubes instead of the canned broth (2 cups water x 3 cubes bullion), I also reduced the additional water to 1 cup. I added a splash of worstershire sauce and a dash of italian seasoning. I ommited the parmesan cheese and used whole wheat french bread instead of white and mozarella instead of swiss.

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2007

I never tried to make any kind of soup before and this recipe turned out fabulous. Easy to make. The family loved it.

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Carolyn K.

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2007

very good we love this recipe,we add just a little more onion it's just great.

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2007

the additional water does make this soup too bland. i stuck with using all low sodium beef broth and salted it to my taste. this recipe definitely NEEDS thyme and wine, otherwise, its just like hot water with onions.

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CEEJOI

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2007

Easy to make but I would not add the parmesan cheese since it doesn't seem to melt as well as the other cheese. Also, I think it's a bit too much water. Tasted good but I think I'll try a different recipe next time.

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Jessikah

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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2007

this is really a impossable meal to mess up I made it for my mom and she LOVED it!:)

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2007

Used chicken broth instead and it was still good

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Kris & Nicole

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2007

Definitely needs bulked up a bit...add some red wine, add some worcestershire sauce. Give it some flavor because as it is, it has no taste.

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2007

No one would eat it. They just stared at it and made faces. I thought it was bland and kind of boring. I think it was missing something major!

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2006

This soup lacks a lot. Won't be making it again.

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2006

I was sick, out of supplies and in no mood to go shopping, so I made this soup, using a crockpot and a toaster oven. Like everybody else, I made changes. No water, vegetable broth instead of beef (it was what I had), some red wine, worchestershire sauce, a bay leaf, garlic with the onion, etc. I also used mozzarella and ausiago. I left it in the crockpot for about five hours, until the onions were translucent. The result was delicious. It was exactly what I needed for the cold. The only thing I would do differently next time would be to strain out the onions and garlic.

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Renee Marie

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Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2006

I love frnch onion soup. This recipe was improved by adding some red wine in place of some of the broth, it gave it more depth. Also a dash of worcestershire sauce can add an undefinable kick - try it! Gruyere is definitely the best cheese to use for toasts!

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Nic in the UK

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2006

My husband and I both loved this. I followed the recipe exactly and we both thought it tasted delicious. Next time I will use a little more beef broth because we didn't end up with much "soup", it was mostly onions, bread, and cheese but still delicious!

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2006

Delicioso!

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2006

I have to agree with Amy S and others. Left alone this soup is slightly bland. I added salt, pepper and a little bit of thyme. I also cooked my onions in olive oil instead of butter. I should have added some white wine but forgot. I really missed that flavor. While this is not a bad soup, I do prefer French Onion Soup V from this web site so far. Thanks for the recipe but I will probably keep looking.

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2006

This was my first french onion soup and everyone loved it. I only used a half cup of water, and substituted the rest with beef broth. There is no mention of salt or pepper in this recipe, but I used both. And sweet paprika. A great soup for a dark, rainly day

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2006

I love this recipe! It's simpler than some french onion soup recipes I've seen. I add a splash of white wine and mushrooms. My husband doesn't usually eat stuff like this, but this is one of his top requests!

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Reviewed: May 17, 2006

This recipe was a pretty good BASE for a 5 star onion soup. As a few people have pointed out, it was very bland. It had 5 stars so I gave it a whirl. I was very disappointed by the amount of doctoring I had to do to this recipe. There wasn’t nearly enough onions, instead of 2 onion I used about 4 cups, omitted the water and halved the butter. I also added about 2 T. garlic (fresh, minced), 1/4c white wine, 2T worcestershire sauce, 1T fresh parsley, dash of salt and a healthy dose of fresh ground pepper and about 1/2t herbs de provence(yum!). The result turned out very yummy but I felt like I had to rewrite the whole recipe.

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Amy S.

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2006

my boyfriend loves french onion soup, so i thought i'd give this one a try! Following this recipe like it is was VERY BLAND! it defintly needed some flavoring help. These are the changes i made: Just like some of the below comments i used only 3T of butter (this was PLENTY!!!). I also sauteed the onions with 1 clove chopped garlic - then added 1/4 cup of white wine. I also added about a cup more of beef stalk (would have done boullion if i had had it). I also added 1 1/2 Tbl. of worchestier sauce, 1/2 tsp parsley, and 1/4 tsp ground thyme. With these changes..mmm.. it turned out yummy!

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