Title: Onion soup (wedman)
 Categories: Soups, Low-fat
      Yield: 5 Servings
 
      5 c  Water
      4 oz Lean beef cubes or soupbones
      2 lg Onions
      2 ts Vegetable oil
    1/4 ts Pepper
      2    Bay leaves
    1/4 ts Dried thyme
           Salt (optional)
           Grated Parmesan cheese
 
  Combine the water and soup bones or beef in a saucepan. Cook for 4
  hours or overnight in a slow cooker. Remove the soup bones or beef.
  Slice the onions and saute in a skillet in the vegetable oil until
  brown and tender. Add to the beef stock along with the seasonings.
  
  Simmer for 30 minutes to 1 hour to blend the flavors. Remove the bay
  leaves before serving.  Serve with a teaspoon of grated cheese on
  top. Makes 5 cups.
  
  1 cup serving - 85 calories, 1 med-fat meat exchange 3 grams
  carbohydrate, 7 grams protein, 5 grams fat 55 mg sodium, 118 mg
  potassium, 22 mg cholesterol