French Onion Bake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 loaf french bread, cut into 1/2-inch slices (or french baguette)
• 2 cups shredded swiss cheese (more if you like)
• 1 (3/4 ounce) envelope onion soup mix, prepared according to package directions (lipton is best)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f arrange bread slices on baking sheets and bake 5 minutes per side, until dry and golden. while bread is toasting prepare onion soup. if using dry onion soup - prepare according to package directions.
• 2 reduce oven temperature to 350°f coat a 9" x 13" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 arrange half the bread slices in a single layer over bottom of baking dish. sprinkle with 1 cup cheese and top with remaining bread slices. pour prepared onion soup over bread and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
• 4 bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until bread has absorbed most of the soup and cheese is golden.