Healthy Food Dinner Diet Recipes

"’Tomato juice gives extra flavor to this wonderful soup that is so quick and easy to prepare,’ comments Clara Honeyager of Mukwonago, Wisconsin. ‘I found the recipe many years ago in a tomato recipe book of my mother’s and have shared it with many people.’"

INGREDIENTS

• 4 cups thinly sliced onions
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 (46 ounce) can tomato juice
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 6 slices French bread, toasted
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large saucepan, saute onions and garlic in butter until tender. Add the tomato juice, bouillon, lemon juice, parsley and brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Ladle soup into 10-oz. ovenproof soup bowls or ramekins. Top with French bread; sprinkle with cheese. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.