Description
French onion soup rice blends classic French flavors with comforting rice for a hearty meal. Caramelized onions, rich broth, and melted cheese create a delicious fusion you’ll want to savor again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups long grain rice, uncooked
- 14.5 ounces (410 grams) beef broth
- 10.5 ounces (298 grams) French onion soup
Fat/Dairy:
- 1 stick (113 grams / 4 ounces) butter, cold
Garnish:
- Fresh parsley
Instructions
- Prepare a spacious 8×8 inch baking dish and spread uncooked rice uniformly across the bottom, creating an even base for the flavorful dish.
- Gently pour beef broth over the rice, ensuring complete and consistent coverage to promote optimal liquid absorption and flavor infusion.
- Strategically distribute French onion soup across the rice, allowing its deep, savory essence to permeate every grain.
- Delicately slice cold butter into thin, precise pats and scatter them evenly atop the rice and soup mixture, promising rich, creamy undertones.
- Shield the dish completely with aluminum foil, creating a sealed environment that traps moisture and heat during initial baking at 425F (220C) for 25 minutes.
- Carefully remove foil after first baking phase, exposing rice to direct oven heat to encourage golden-brown caramelization and complete liquid absorption.
- Continue baking uncovered for an additional 25 minutes until rice achieves perfect tenderness and surface develops an appetizing golden crust.
- Sprinkle freshly chopped parsley across the finished dish, adding a vibrant green garnish that provides visual appeal and subtle herbaceous freshness.
- Serve immediately while warm, presenting a robust and aromatic side dish that showcases complex flavor layers.
Notes
- Enhance flavor depth by caramelizing onions before mixing into the soup for an intensified sweet-savory profile.
- Swap beef broth with vegetable broth to create a vegetarian-friendly version that maintains rich taste complexity.
- Use long-grain white rice for best texture, ensuring each grain remains separate and perfectly cooked without becoming mushy.
- Experiment with cheese toppings like gruyère or Swiss to mirror traditional French onion soup’s classic cheesy essence.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 367
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 1013 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg