Philly Cheese Steak Onion Soup

By jlwoodruff

Ingredients

• 1 can (11 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crusty French loaf
• 1/2 teaspoon butter or margarine
• 1 boneless beef rib-eye steak (1/2 lb), trimmed of fat, cut into bite-size strips
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Dash pepper
• 1 can (18.5 oz) Progresso® Vegetable Classics French onion soup
• 1 can (4 oz) Green Giant® mushroom pieces and stems, drained
• 1/2 cup shredded provolone cheese (2 oz)
• 3 tablespoons chopped green bell pepper

Preparation

Step 1

1
Heat oven to 350°F. Bake French loaf as directed on can. Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add beef strips; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until browned. Stir in soup; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered 20 minutes.
2
Stir mushrooms into soup; cook until thoroughly heated. Cut 2 (1-inch-thick) diagonal slices from warm loaf; reserve remaining loaf to serve with soup.
3
Set oven control to broil. Ladle soup into 2 (15-oz) ovenproof bowls. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the cheese onto each serving. Top each with bread slice. Sprinkle bell pepper and remaining cheese evenly over each.
4
Place bowls on cookie sheet; broil 4 to 6 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and bread is toasted. Serve soup with remaining slices of loaf.