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.
Crock Pot Beef French Onion Soup
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.
The Skinny on Slow Cooker Beefy French Onion Soup
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.
Healthy French Onion Soup
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 cheesy toasty bread 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!
Broiled Cheesy Toast for Topping French Onion Soup
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Soup?
According to my calculations, each serving of this French Onion Soup has about 330 calories and:
7 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
7 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
7 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
8 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Skinny 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
- ½ teaspoon light brown sugar
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 can (10.5 ounces) beef consomme
- 1 cup water
- 1-½ tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
- 5 slices French bread
- ¾ cup shredded reduced-fat swiss cheese
Instructions
- Coat a large skillet 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.
- 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.
Equipment
Recipe Notes
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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Carol Wilson
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.
Nancy Hart
I can't wait to try this one!! Sounds great
Tammy D
I love french onion soup and haven't been able to find a decent recipe...I can't wait to try this one. Thanks.
Kathy
Loved this Beefy French Onion Soup with the mushrooms...totally hit the spot!!
Paris Weiland
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!
Jill
My onion soup loving husband thought this was amazing....and the steak was an added bonus. Great for date night at home!
Judy
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
Martha McKinnon
Hi Judy, a slice of French Bread has 3 WW Freestyle SmartPoints. ~Martha