Texas Baked Sweet Onions

Description
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 4 pounds large sweet onions
 * ¼ cup butter melted
 * 1 can cream of mushroom soup
 * 1 cup half-and-half
 * ¼ teaspoon salt
 * ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
 * 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
 * 8 slices of French bread
 * 3 tablespoons butter melted

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Slice onions and cut each slice in half.
 * 3) Sauté onion slices in butter until crisp-tender then transfer to lightly greased rectangular baking dish.
 * 4) Combine soup, half-and-half, salt and pepper then pour mixture over onions.
 * 5) Sprinkle cheese evenly over sauce and arrange bread slices on top and brush with 3 tablespoons butter.
 * 6) Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes or until golden brown.