• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 cans (10-1/2 ounces each) condensed French onion soup
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 4 slices Swiss cheese
• 4 slices French bread, cut 1-inch thick
  

1. Heat large saucepan or nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add ground beef; cook 8 to 10 minutes, breaking into 3/4-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally. Remove from saucepan with slotted spoon; pour off drippings. Return beef to saucepan.
   
2. Add soup and amount of water according to soup can directions. Stir in thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally.
   
3. Cut cheese to fit bread slices; top bread with cheese. Place bread slices on rack in broiler pan so surface of bread is 3 to 4 inches from heat. Broil 1 to 2 minutes or until bread is toasted and cheese is melted and golden brown.
   
4. Evenly ladle soup into 4 bowls. Top each bowl with 1 bread slice.
   
   
   Cook's Tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F. Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.
   

Makes 4 servings.