Place onions into a 6 qt slow cooker. Beefy french onion soup is made in the slow cooker then topped with the traditional slice of toasted french bread and a savory mixture of four cheeses then broiled until browned and bubbling. Well get out that slow cooker and let it do the hard part for you. I knew from reading lora brody s book slow cooker cooking that caramelized onions are a cinch in the slow cooker. Serve food directly from the lined slow cooker.

The onions should be dark golden brown and soft. My best bets were breadcrumbs or croutons. Put the onion slices in a 5 quart or larger slow cooker along with the butter olive oil salt and black pepper. Top with sweet and red onions. Stir in butter brown sugar and 1 teaspoon salt.

Cover the crockpot and cook on low overnight or for 10 12 hours. Love french onion soup but hate how long it takes to make. Place butter in a 5 qt. Her recipe calls for an entire stick of. You can use three 10 1 2 ounce cans of condensed beef broth with 2 1 2 soup cans of water or 7 cups of your homemade beef broth.

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If you want a little more detail like some of my favorite flavoring add ins star anise cinnamon rosemary my opinions on the right ratio of cheese to soup and other notes on the classic preparation visit our main french onion soup tutorial. The slow cooker completely eliminates the stirring element of caramelizing onions. It s fun to let people assemble their own bowls too. Cook covered on low until onions are tender 5 6 hours. Once you make this overnight french onion soup you ll want it in the slow cooker all the time.

Top with thyme and bay leaf. Slow cooker french onion soup is one of our favorite meals to come home to. Although you ll need to start this soup the morning of you ll gain. Add the beef broth balsamic vinegar and fresh thyme. This is a pretty quick and basic guide to making french onion soup.

Cover and continue cooking on low for 6 to 8 hours. After hours in the low heat the sliced onions will become soft and jammy with a rich dark brown coloring no attention necessary. As with any traditional french onion soup this recipe features a beefy broth loaded with caramelized onions and herbs and topped with an amazing gruyere cheese topping. This slow cooker french onion soup is so easy and delicious you ll never return to your stovetop ways. Once your slow cooker cools remove the liner and throw away for easy clean up.

Cover and cook on high heat for 8 10 hours or until onions are caramelized and browned. And as soon as the word crouton popped into my head so did an image of french onion soup. Here s some broth math to help you if don t have any ready to serve beef broth on hand. Cover and cook on high heat for 8 10 hours or until onions are caramelized and browned. Cover and continue cooking on low for 6 to 8 hours.

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Here s some broth math to help you if don t have any ready to serve beef broth on hand. Top with thyme and bay leaf. If you want a little more detail like some of my favorite flavoring add ins star anise cinnamon rosemary my opinions on the right ratio of cheese to soup and other notes on the classic preparation visit our main french onion soup tutorial. Cover the crockpot and cook on low overnight or for 10 12 hours. The onions should be dark golden brown and soft.

And as soon as the word crouton popped into my head so did an image of french onion soup. Place onions into a 6 qt slow cooker.