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French Onion Tomato Soup

By: Clara Honeyager 
"'Tomato juice gives extra flavor to this wonderful soup that is so quick and easy to prepare,' comments Clara Honeyager of Mukwonago, Wisconsin. 'I found the recipe many years ago in a tomato recipe book of my mother's and have shared it with many people.'"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (14)

Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 4 cups thinly sliced onions
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 (46 ounce) can tomato juice
  • 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 6 slices French bread, toasted
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. In a large saucepan, saute onions and garlic in butter until tender. Add the tomato juice, bouillon, lemon juice, parsley and brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Ladle soup into 10-oz. ovenproof soup bowls or ramekins. Top with French bread; sprinkle with cheese. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2009 by Mrs_Mike   view full review
This is fantastic!! I used V8 low sodium tomato juice for my base. The bullion has a lot of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2007 by Joyce   view full review
Scrumptous! Vegetable boullion cubes worked as a good substitute. The crouton and cheese were...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2009 by Penny   view full review
Don't confuse this with French Onion soup -- it's French Onion TOMATO soup - and it's...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2007 by amydoll   view full review
This is a very unique recipe. I've had french onion soup with tomato in it before, this was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2009 by kelllygg   view full review
OMG! This was so good! I had some cans of tomato soup and I wanted to do something different...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2010 by Breefolk   view full review
This is by far my favourite new soup recipe. I will be making it again and again.
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2009 by SIMPLICITY006   view full review
The recipe by itself is ok, but I added a lot to it. I added carrots to the onions about 10...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 3, 2011 by MANDAMAE19   view full review
This recipe is great as is. I actually double it, add some stewed tomatoes and throw it in the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2009 by chemgirl39   view full review
This was fabulous. I made it in 20 minutes and it tasted wonderful. Just like french onion...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 7, 2011 by ellemae3   view full review
This was good but still a little to much acid, diden't want to use to much sugar

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