Simple French Onion Soup With Homemade Croutons

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians.

gruyère cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella has fewer calories, while cheddar is often less expensive.

Melt 1 stick of unsalted butter in a pot.

Slice 4 to 6 decent sized onions, not super thin, and add them to the melted butter.

Stir the onions to start caramelizing them over medium-high heat.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Cut sourdough bread into pieces, aiming for about 4 cups of chopped bread.

In a bowl, combine 3 teaspoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter for the croutons.

Drizzle the oil and butter mixture over the chopped bread.

Season the bread with salt, pepper, and grated Parmesan Romano cheese, then stir to coat the bread evenly.

Spread the seasoned bread on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes, stirring halfway through.

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