Roasted Onion & Garlic Soup

Name: Roasted Onion & Garlic Soup
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts).
Cuisine: Comfort Food Recipes, Comfort Food Soup Recipes
Ingredients: 6 medium sweet onions; 1 whole garlic bulb; 3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper; 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese

When it comes to stirring up comfort in a bowl, Nancy Mueller knows her onions. Her low-fat soup-made with Vidalias or other sweet onions-is a cold-weather tonic for her and husband John of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

Ingredients

6 medium sweet onions
1 whole garlic bulb
3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese

Directions

Place the unpeeled onions and garlic bulb in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Spritz with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 50-60 minutes or until tender.
When cool enough to handle, peel the onions and garlic. Place in a blender; add 1 cup of broth. Cover and process until smooth; transfer to a large saucepan. Add the buttermilk, thyme, pepper and remaining broth; heat through. Garnish with cheese.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 83 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 270mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Roasted Onion and Garlic Soup in Reminisce February/March 2010

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fotoe!78

Apr 26, 2012

I think this recipe needs alot of work (seasoning). It's basically onion puree with chicken broth to thin it out and tastes like it too. The onions and garlic do however, smell fantastic when they are roasting.