French Onion Soup with Meatballs

Name: French Onion Soup with Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Recipes, Comfort Food Soup Recipes
Ingredients: 1 package (12 ounces) frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs; 2 large sweet onions, sliced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 5 cups beef broth; 1 bottle (12 ounces) pale ale or additional beef broth; 18 slices French bread baguette (1/4 inch thick); 12 slices Muenster or cheddar cheese

I got the idea for how to make this soup after I went to a brewhouse restaurant that put ale in their gravy. I make this every time the weather starts to cool down in the fall—it's comfort food for the soul. —Crystal Holsinger, Surprise, Arizona

Ingredients

1 package (12 ounces) frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs
2 large sweet onions, sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
5 cups beef broth
1 bottle (12 ounces) pale ale or additional beef broth
18 slices French bread baguette (1/4 inch thick)
12 slices Muenster or cheddar cheese

Directions

In a 4-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 9 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until onions are tender, 8-10 hours.
Ladle soup into 6 broiler-safe 16-oz. ramekins. Top each with 3 slices of bread and 2 slices of cheese. Broil 4-6 in. from heat until cheese is melted, 2-3 minutes. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 cups: 403 calories, 26g fat (14g saturated fat), 67mg cholesterol, 1760mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 22g protein.

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Patricia

Mar 27, 2020

Wonderful recipe. I made it as written. Why is Mollylovesmommie even reviewing it if she hasn't tried it? Not fair to person who submitted it.
raj27Dutch

Mar 24, 2020

Delicious soup and a wonderful variation on the traditional French onion soup. As an aside, what recipe is Gabbiex even reviewing??? It's definitely not the French Onion Soup with Meatballs on this website. page.
Gabbiex

Jan 25, 2020

I won't buy this stuff.....these poncki have been SOOO Americanized that I will only buy prune.....which is an original flavor brought from Poland. There are a few others but we love the prune best.