Anderson House Chicago Bistro French Onion Soup Mix

Ingredients  Chicago Bistro French Onion Soup Mix  3 tbsp Butter  1 Large sweet onion  ½ cup Apple cider or apple juice  2 tbsp Worcestershire  1 tsp Sugar (optional)  8 oz Shredded Gruyere cheese (optional)  2 cups Croutons (optional) Directions 1. Peel onion and cut into quarters, then cross cut quarters to form narrow semi-circle slices. 2. In a 4-quart pot melt butter and sauté onion 10 minutes, or to caramelize onion, add 1 teaspoon sugar and continue to cook for 10 minutes until golden brown. 3. Stir in Chicago Bistro French Onion Soup Mix and stir 30 seconds. 4. Add broth, apple cider or juice and Worcestershire. 5. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 40 minutes. 6. Serve as is or may top each bowl with croutons and Gruyere cheese. Nutrition Tips To boost vegetables, add 1 ½ cups chopped mushrooms and/or 1 cup chopped yellow squash in final 10 minutes of cooking. To boost fruit, add 1 chopped apple with soup m