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EASY French Onion Soup and VIDEO

You are going to love how easy it is to prepare French Onion Soup at home with this recipe!

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French Onion Soup is one of my favorite soup recipes! My husband and I actually love ordering French Onion Soup whenever we go out to eat and are in the mood for soup.  I always thought it was just a “restaurant ordering” type of soup.

A lot of people think this soup is difficult to make but it’s really not. I never knew it could be so EASY to make! Today I’m sharing with you this amazing recipe for Easy French Onion Soup with a VIDEO.

It makes a great accompaniment with grilled cheese sandwiches or it’s a great meal all on it’s own.  AND it freezes beautifully.  On a busy day, I take a container of this soup out of the freezer, toast some bread for croutons and dinner is ready.

Tips for Making Homemade French Onion Soup

  • Traditional French Onion Soup recipes use Gruyere cheese or provolone cheese. 
  • I’ve usually use Mozzarella cheese.  It’s really up to you to decide which cheese you like best. 
  • Also, most recipes for French Onion Soup  call for some sort of alcohol to be added. 
  • I never add alcohol to this recipe and the flavor is still amazing.

How to Make French Onion Soup

  • In a large stock pot, melt the butter and add the sliced onions.
  • After a few minutes of cooking, add the sugar and continue to cook the onions slowly, stirring frequently, for about 30 minutes; until they turn a deep golden brown.
  • Add the flour and cook for another few minutes.
  • Add the beef broth, bay leaf and allow the soup to simmer for another 30 minutes.
  • Taste the soup and see if it needs any salt or pepper. I always wait till the end to season as the broth can add enough saltiness.
  • Remove the bay leaf.
  • Cut the French or Italian bread into cubes and toast them in the oven for a few minutes until they are browned.
  • Spoon the soup into an oven-safe bowl and top with the homemade croutons.
  • Top with the homemade croutons.
  • Top with the mozzarella cheese.
  • Place the bowls of soup under the broiler for a few minutes or until the cheese is melted. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top before serving.

Look how thin the mandoline slices the onions.  They’re perfect! Make sure you check out the Shop my Kitchen below for all the tools I use in this recipe.

Onions have cooked for about 30 minutes and are deep golden brown.

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French Onion Soup
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 

A delicious recipe for French Onion Soup that will make you wonder why you only have it when you’re dining out in a restaurant. The recipe is easy and it freezes well for leftovers.

Course: Soup
Cuisine: French
Ingredients
  • 5 cups of thinly sliced yellow onions
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 8 cups beef broth
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Salt and pepper
  • Homemade croutons - made from either French or Italian bread
  • Mozzarella cheese
  • Parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. In a large stock pot, melt the butter and add the sliced onions.
  2. After a few minutes of cooking, add the sugar and continue to cook the onions slowly, stirring frequently, for about 30 minutes; until they turn a deep golden brown.
  3. Add the flour and cook for another few minutes.
  4. Add the beef broth, bay leaf and allow the soup to simmer for another 30 minutes.
  5. Taste the soup and see if it needs any salt or pepper. I always wait till the end to season as the broth can add enough saltiness.
  6. Remove the bay leaf.
  7. Cut the French or Italian bread into cubes and toast them in the oven for a few minutes until they are browned.
  8. Spoon the soup into an oven-safe bowl and top with the homemade croutons.
  9. Top with the homemade croutons.
  10. Top with the mozzarella cheese.
  11. Place the bowls of soup under the broiler for a few minutes or until the cheese is melted. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top before serving.
Recipe Notes

Traditionally, Gruyere cheese is used for French Onion Soup.  I have used Swiss cheese, Mozzarella cheese and Provolone cheese.  All work fine.  

 

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Comments

  1. Teddee Grace says

    This sounds wonderful and so simple. I was surprised. But could you please review the last few steps? I see nothing about adding the cheese but two bits about adding croutons. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

    • Lois says

      Thank you Teddee. I fixed the recipe card to show that you add the cheese on top of the croutons before placing the bowls of soup in the oven.

      Reply

  2. db says

    Yum! French Onion is my absolute favorite soup. Thanks for sharing with us at the Waste Not Wednesday Link Party. Looking forward to seeing what you are up to this week.

    Reply

  5. Janice Caputo-Carroll says

    This was an easy & delicious recipe to make.Homemade croutons too. I didn't even have any left to freeze, just enough to make another bowl.

    Reply

  10. Joanne DiPalo says

    We just love French Onion Soup. I haven't made this in a while but I think it's time this week now that the weather is cooling down. Thanks so much for sharing with Foodie Friends Friday party this weekend. Pinning/sharing.

    Reply

  16. Marilyn Clark says

    This recipe is amazing! I'm so glad you shared it at last week's Project Stash Link Party. We featured you and pinned you onto our Pinterest board! The party opens at 8:00 pm tonight so stop by, grab a featured button, and share how you've used your stash this week! 🙂 http://goo.gl/kOb80u

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  18. Hilary Cook says

    My husband and I LOVE French Onion Soup, but we are picky with flavor. Can you tell me why you add sugar? Just curious as I can't recall seeing anyone else use sugar in this recipe. Sounds yummy though and the picture makes me crave all over again.

    Reply

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