CHEESY FRENCH ONION NOODLE SOUP🍜 with UDON or RAMEN NOODLES | Noodle Chronicles

Gruyère cheese

🥗Healthier: Swiss cheese

💰Cheaper: mozzarella

Swiss cheese provides a similar melt while being more affordable.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth reduces sodium and calories.

egg noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: spaghetti

Zucchini noodles lower carbs while spaghetti is a budget-friendly option.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Romano cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor without dairy.

Chop up about five onions.

Start boiling udon noodles in beef broth with a little salt and pepper.

Add garlic and thyme to the boiling noodles.

In a large pot, add extra virgin olive oil and the chopped onions to caramelize them.

Once onions are caramelized, add two tablespoons of butter and flour to the pot.

Deglaze the pot with white wine.

Add Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce to the onions.

Add one bay leaf and a dash of liquid smoke to the mixture.

Pour in about a cup and a half of beef stock and let it cook down.

Add beef bouillon powder, garlic powder, and onion powder to the pot.

Mix a tablespoon of cornstarch with water and add it to the pot for thickness.

Stir in some French onion soup and a little bit of brown gravy for flavor.

Add more thyme and a splash of white wine to the mixture.

Let the soup come to a boil.

After boiling, add the cooked noodles to the soup.

Prepare croutons by toasting bread in a mixture of butter and olive oil under the broiler.

Ladle the soup into a dish, layer with cheese, and top with croutons.

Cooking Techniques

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