Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

It’s time to pull out your crockpot for this Slow Cooker French Onion Soup! Rich in flavor, toasted bread and some gooey cheese will make your stomach happy!

French Onion Soup

While I love all types of soup (really, I do!), french onion is at the tippy top of my favorites.  If it’s on a menu at a restaurant, there’s a good chance I’ll order it. I can’t help myself with the awesome flavor and ooey gooey cheese.  It used to be considered a poor person’s soup because onions were easy to grow.  But it became a big hit in the US back in the 1960s and I’m grateful it did.

Here in the US, we serve it with a large piece of bread and lots of cheese.  It’s usually a side dish or a starter for a meal but I could eat bowls and bowls of it and be full.  You too?

If you like this recipe, you’ll like these too:

• Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup
• Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup
• Broccoli Cheddar Soup
• Lightened Up French Onion Soup – if you’re trying to be healthier, this one is for you!

Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

While there are a few ways to make French Onion Soup, I love this version.  You throw everything into a crockpot and give it a go.  The most work takes place with slicing all of the onions beforehand.  If you are like me and love kitchen gadgets, then you might want to invest in a slicer or a mandoline (though you might cut your fingers off… consider yourself warned).

French Onion Soup Recipe

Alright, grab your supplies and here you go:

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Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

7 hrs

Total Time

7 hrs 10 mins

 

The best way to make French Onion Soup - pull out that slow cooker and let it do all of the work for you! 

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: french onion soup

Servings: 4

Calories: 755 kcal

Ingredients

• 8-10 onions, sliced
• 1/2 c butter
• 6 10 oz cans beef broth
• 1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 3 bay leaves
• 10 slices French bread, toasted
• grated parmesan and/or shredded Mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. Sauté onions in butter until crisp and tender. Transfer to slow cooker. Add broth, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves. Cover. Cook on low for 5-7 hours or until onions are tender. Discard bay leaves. Ladle into bowls. Tp each with a slice of bread and cheese. 
For a more intense beef flavor, add one beef bouillon cube.  
   

Nutrition Facts

Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

Amount Per Serving

Calories 755 Calories from Fat 234

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 26g 40%

Saturated Fat 15g 75%

Cholesterol 61mg 20%

Sodium 1059mg 44%

Potassium 544mg 16%

Total Carbohydrates 111g 37%

Dietary Fiber 7g 28%

Sugars 13g

Protein 21g 42%

Vitamin A 14.2%

Vitamin C 20.5%

Calcium 12.8%

Iron 35.5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nothing screams fall quite like a bowl of your favorite soup and this Slow Cooker French Onion Soup will for sure hit the spot!