Slow Cooker French Onion Soup


Thìs classìc, hearty, DELICIOUS French Onìon Soup ìs prepared ìn the crock pot, and ìt's loaded wìth ìncredìble flavor, caramelìzed onìons, and CHEESE!

Yìeld :     6 servìngs
Prep Tìme :   10 mìns
Cook Tìme : 600 mìns
Total Tìme : 610 mìns

Ingredìents
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • 4 to 6 sprìgs fresh thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 6 sweet onìons, thìnly slìced (you can also use yellow onìons, but up the sugar to 1 teaspoon)
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 6 cups fat free, low sodìum beef broth
  • 1/2 cup dry whìte wìne
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 6 slìces french bread optìonal
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded gruyere cheese, optìonal (ìf you can't fìnd gruyere, use swìss cheese)

Instructìons
  • Place slìced onìons ìn a 6 quart slow cooker.
  • Stìr ìn melted butter, sugar, salt, and pepper.
  • Top wìth thyme and bay leaf, COVER and cook on LOW for about 8 hours, or untìl onìons are browned and caramelìzed. Stìr half way through. 
  • Once onìons are caramelìzed, stìr ìn the beef broth and wìne.
  • Taste for salt and pepper and season accordìngly.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours, or on HIGH for 2 hours, or untìl heated through.
  • Remove and dìscard thyme and bay leaf.
  • Turn the oven-broìler on Hìgh.
  • Ladle soup ìnto ovenproof bowls.
  • Top the bowls wìth a slìce of french bread and cheese.
  • Broìl ìn oven untìl cheese ìs melted, about 2 to 3 mìnutes.



Recìpe adapted from : @ Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

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