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Crock-Pot French Onion Soup

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Crock-Pot French Onion Soup

This amazing recipe for Crock-Pot French Onion Soup makes a delicious and satisfying meal. Start your soup in the morning and come home to a dinner that tastes even better than the smell emitting from the slow cooker!

Crock-Pot French Onion Soup

Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

My good friend and neighbor John LOVES French onion soup. It is, by far, his favorite soup of all time. His favorite is the French onion soup that they serve at Applebee’s restaurants and  we have to get that for dinner at least once a month (sometimes more).

John was given a recipe by another mutual friend for a Crock-Pot French Onion Soup and asked me to make the recipe for him.

It seemed easy enough.  He purchased the ingredients and I started in on chopping the onions.

The recipe itself was pretty simple. Chop the onions. Then you saute the onions in a pan with some butter and brown sugar to start the caramelization process. You want the onions translucent before you add them to the crock-pot.

The you add the cooked onions, broth, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaf and thyme to the crock-pot.   And cook on LOW for 4-5 hours.

This is a forgiving recipe when it comes to the time in the slow cooker. If you are a working mom or dad and need to cook this longer in the slow cooker…go ahead. And if you want to put this in the slow cooker in the morning before you head off to work but don’t want to saute onions first thing in the morning…do it the night before and just pop the caramelized onions in the refrigerator. Then dump everything in the slow cooker before you go to work.

Once the soup is ready to eat,  ladle the soup into bowls.   Add a slice of French bread (I made my own French bread and two small slices fit on top of the soup) and then top with the shredded Swiss cheese and Parmesan cheese.

Place the bowls of soup on a cookie sheet and set under the broiler for just a minute or two just until the cheese is melted and bubbling.

Serve and enjoy with a nice side salad.

Crock-Pot French Onion Soup

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High Fiber | Low Sugar


Crock-Pot French Onion Soup

Crock-Pot French Onion Soup

Crock-Pot French Onion Soup Recipe

Nothing says comfort food more than a bowl of rich and tasty French Onion Soup. The caramelized onions are perfectly combined with a flavorful broth, crusty bread and Swiss and Parmesan cheese.
3.77 from 38 votes
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 4 hrs
Total Time 4 hrs 30 mins
Course Soups, Stews and Chili
Cuisine French
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 649 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 large Yellow Onions (peeled and sliced thin)
  • 3 tablespoons Butter
  • 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Garlic (minced)
  • 64.5 ounces Low Sodium Beef Broth (homemade OR 6 cans (10.75 ounces each))
  • 1 whole Bay Leaf
  • 1 sprig Fresh Thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried)
  • 6 slices French Bread (sliced)
  • 1 cup Swiss Cheese (shredded)
  • 1 cup Parmesan Cheese (shredded)

Instructions

  • Peel and slice the onions into thin slices.
  • In a medium skillet add the butter, sliced onions and brown sugar and saute the onions until they become translucent and caramelized.
  • Add the cooked onions, Worcestershire sauce, beef broth, garlic, bay leaf and thyme to a 4 quart or larger slow cooker.
  • Cover and cook for 4 to 5 hours on LOW.
  • Add soup to ovenproof bowls and top with a slice or two of French bread.
  • Add both Swiss cheese and Parmesan cheese to top of bread.
  • Set the ovenproof bowls on a cookie sheet and place under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 649kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 1297mg | Potassium: 549mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1050IU | Vitamin C: 18.2mg | Calcium: 910mg | Iron: 4mg
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Filed Under: Fall Recipes, Soups & Stews, Winter Recipes Tagged With: Bay Leaf, Beef Broth, Brown Sugar, Butter, Cheese, Comfort Food, French Bread, French Onion Soup, Garlic, Low Sugar, Low Sugar CP Recipes, Onion, Onions, Parmesan, Soup, Swiss Cheese, Thyme, Worcestershire Sauce

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Comments

  1. Pamela says

    February 6, 2017 at 7:23 PM

    Did you use fresh Parmesan cheese or the kind that comes in a shakey can? Looks delicious and I also plan to make the Olive Garden Pata Fogoli Soup.

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    • Lady Heidi says

      February 6, 2017 at 8:58 PM

      You can use either Pamela. They both work OK in this recipe. If you can afford fresh Parmesan it is amazing. But the “shakey can” kind will work OK too.

      Reply
      • Pamela says

        February 7, 2017 at 8:51 AM

        Good to know. Thanks

        Reply
  2. MaryAnn says

    February 13, 2022 at 9:43 AM

    When do you add the Worcestershire sauce?

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    • Crock-Pot Ladies says

      February 15, 2022 at 12:55 PM

      5 stars
      Thanks MaryAnn for your comment. It seems that we accidentally left adding the Worcestershire sauce out of the directions for this recipe. I have edited the recipe and included it. But to answer your question it goes in when you add the beef broth.

      Reply

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