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WW Friendly Skinny Slow Cooker Beefy French Onion Soup Recipe
Here’s a hearty, full-flavored soup with beef, onions, and mushrooms in a rich beef broth that is as easy as it is tasty.
Delicious when topped with cheesy toasted French bread, this Easy Beefy French Onion Soup was a big hit when I served it for dinner last night.
I love using my crock-pot (affiliate link) to make hearty main dish soups like this slow cooker beefy french onion soup.
Just a few minutes of work early in the day allows us to enjoy a quick and easy dinner that’s ready-and-waiting when we are.
Recipe Notes
Softening the onions and browning the meat and mushrooms in a skillet before tossing it into your crock pot adds a lot of extra color and flavor.
But, if it seems like too much effort, skip it and this skinny beefy french onion soup will still taste great.
Enjoying French onion soup at home became so much easier when I learned the secret to no more burnt hands trying to maneuver bowls of hot soup in and out of the broiler.
Make the cheese croutons for this French onion soup by separately by toasting the cheese-topped bread under the broiler and then float it on top of the soup, instead of attempting to broil it all together in the oven!
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Slow Cooker Beefy French Onion Soup?
According to my calculations, each serving of this French Onion Soup has about 330 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
7 SmartPoints (Green plan)
7 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
7 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
8 PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Slow Cooker Beefy French Onion Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups thinly sliced onions (about 2 medium onions)
- 1 pound boneless sirloin steak, trimmed of fat and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon light brown sugar
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 can (10.5 ounces) beef consomme
- 1 cup water
- 1-1/2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
- 5 slices French bread
- 3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat swiss cheese
Instructions
- Coat a large skillet (affiliate link) with nonstick cooking spray, and set over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
- Add the meat, mushrooms, garlic, and brown sugar, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is browned and mushrooms tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer the onion and meat mixture to a 4-quart slow cooker (affiliate link).
- Add the broth, consomme, and water and stir to combine.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 5 to 7 hours.
- Add the soy sauce and sherry and cook for 5 more minutes.
- When ready to serve, toast the bread. Sprinkle bread slices with the grated cheese and broil until melted.
- Ladle the soup into individual bowls; then float a slice of the broiled cheesy bread on top of each serving of soup.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 7 SmartPoints (Green plan) 7 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 7 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 8 PointsPlus (Old plan) Softening the onions and browning the meat and mushrooms in a skillet before tossing it into your crock pot adds a lot of extra color and flavor. But, if it seems like too much effort, skip it and this skinny beefy french onion soup will still taste great. Enjoying French onion soup at home became so much easier when I learned the secret to no more burnt hands trying to maneuver bowls of hot soup in and out of the broiler. Make the cheese croutons separately by toasting the cheese-topped bread under the broiler and then float it on top of the soup, instead of attempting to broil it all together in the oven!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Martha, this sounds delicious, I love French onion soup. Could you please tell me how many of those freestyle points are the French bread.?? Thanks. Judy
Hi Judy, a slice of French Bread has 3 WW Freestyle SmartPoints. ~Martha
My onion soup loving husband thought this was amazing….and the steak was an added bonus. Great for date night at home!
Can’t wait to try this one. The last recipe for french onion was very labor intensive. This sounds great. May make it for my daughter’s bridal shower, it is one of her favorite soups!
Loved this Beefy French Onion Soup with the mushrooms…totally hit the spot!!
I love french onion soup and haven’t been able to find a decent recipe…I can’t wait to try this one. Thanks.
I can’t wait to try this one!! Sounds great
My husband is usually quite reluctant when it comes to making a meal of soup. I think he will go for this one due to its heartiness. thank you for the recipe.