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French Onion Soup (Low Carb & Keto Friendly)

Cook Time 1 hour
Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine American, French
Servings 6
Calories 226 kcal

Equipment

  • Large Stockpot or Dutch Oven

Ingredients
  

  • 800 grams Yellow or White Onions Reduce to 600 grams if following the keto version.
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 5 fl oz Dry White Wine
  • 1 Bouquet Garni (Bundle of Herbs)Bouquet Garni 2 Bay Leaves, Fresh Sage and Fresh Parsley.
  • 1/4 tsp Xanthan Gum or Konjac Flour
  • 4 cups Beef Broth
  • 1 tsp Salt Or to taste.
  • 1 Cup Gruyère or Comté Cheese Divided evenly into soup bowls.

Instructions
 

Soup Base

  • Heat large pot over medium heat.
  • Add olive oil and butter to the pot.
  • Add all of the sliced onions to the pot and season with salt.
  • Cook for approx 30 minutes, stirring every so often, to brown the onions.
  • Once the onions are brown, add white wine to deglaze the pan (scrape up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan).
  • Add 1/4 tsp of konjac flour or xanthum gum to onions and stir.
  • Add beef broth and herbs to the pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Once the soup is done cooking, remove the bouquet garni (herbs). Divide the soup into bowls and enjoy!

Topping #1

  • Sprinkle cheese into each bowl and serve as is.

Topping Option #2

  • Toast keto bread and cut into small pieces (like croutons)! Divide toasted bread evenly into soup bowls.
  • Top soup bowls with grated cheese and broil in the oven for a few minutes until cheese is melted and browned.

Topping Option #3

  • Top soup with parmesan cheese crisps. If following this step it is recommended to skip the addition of Gruyère or Comté Cheese.

Notes

Low Carb Nutrition Information: (4 Servings) 
  • 226 Calories
  • 18.1g Carbohydrates
  • 3.4g Fiber
  • 14.7g Fat
  • 4.3g Protein 
Net Carbs: 14.7g / Serving 
Keto Nutrition Information: (6 Servings)
  • 138 Calories 
  • 9.1g Carbohydrates
  • 1.7g Fiber 
  • 9.8g Fat
  • 2.5g Protein 
Net Carbs: 7.4g / Serving 
 
Nutrition information does not include optional toppings such as keto bread or cheese crisps. 
Keyword french onion soup