Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

Servings:*

6 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds sliced white onions
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 8 cups beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 cup white wine, (or white cooking wine)
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 4 springs thyme, plus additional thyme for topping
  • Loaf of Italian bread, cut into ¾-inch slices, for topping
  • 2 cups shredded Gruyère cheese

Directions

  1. Place onions, butter and salt in large slow cooker. Cook on low for 8-10 hours. This works best if you do it overnight.

  2. In the morning add beef broth, Worcestershire, wine, red wine vinegar and thyme. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook on low for another 6-8 hours.
  3. Heat oven to 350 F. Place ovenproof bowls onto baking sheet. Ladle soup into bowls. Top each bowl with 1-2 slices of bread and about ⅓ cup of shredded cheese.

  4. Bake for 20 minutes.

  5. Turn on broiler and broil until golden brown, keeping a very close eye on it.

  6. Garnish with additional thyme leaves and enjoy!

* Recipes created for given quantity. Changes to quantities are for planning purposes only and have not been tested.