Lunch: Slow Cooker Apple Onion Soup with Cinnamon Cheese Toast

A sweet and savory slow cooker soup with cheesy toast.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Apples

Health benefits of Slow Cooker Apple Onion Soup with Cinnamon Cheese Toast

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
4 large sweet onions, thinly sliced
3 apples, peeled and diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
5 cups beef stock
1 cup apple juice
1/4 cup white wine
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
6 slices French bread, cut 1/2-3/4 inch thick
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups Swiss cheese, shredded, or Gruyere cheese

Instructions

In a slow cooker on high, combine butter, onions, apples and garlic. Cover and cook on HIGH for 45-60 minutes or until the onions begin to brown around the edges. Sprinkle the mixture with flour and stir to coat. Add beef stock, apple juice, white wine, Worcestershire, brown sugar, thyme salt and pepper. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours until onions are tender and soup is hot.
To Serve: Ladle soup into ovenproof crocks. Top with one slice of french bread per crock. Sprinkle cinnamon over each bread slice and cover with 1/4 cup cheese on each. Place under a preheated broiler element for about 2 minutes or until browned. Make sure to keep your eye on the soup so as not to let it burn under the broiler.

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