Slow Cooker Blue Cheese French Onion Soup is a bold & flavorful twist on classic French Onion Soup. It's simple yet delicious, and perfect for the holidays.
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 4 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Total Time 4 hourshours45 minutesminutes
Servings 10-12
Calories 343kcal
Author Sandra
Ingredients
6tablespoonsbutter
4large yellow onionssliced and separated into rings
1tablespoonwhite granulated sugaroptional
2clovesgarlicminced
1/2cupcooking sherry
7cupsbeef broth
1/4teaspoondried thyme
1bay leaf
Topping
10-12slicestoasted baguette or French Bread
1/2cupshredded Gruyere cheese
1/3cupSimple Seasons Blue Cheese
1/4cupfreshly shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
In a large pot add butter and cook over medium-high heat. Once melted, add onions; cook and stir onions until they become translucent; about 10 minutes. Optional - sprinkle onions with sugar.
Reduce heat to medium. Continue to cook, stirring frequently for another 20-25 minutes or until onion is soft and caramelized. Stir in garlic and add mixture to your slow cooker.
Pour in sherry, beef broth and stir in thyme and bay leaf.
Cover slow cooker, cook for 4 hours on high, or for 8 hours on low.
Toast baguettes before serving.
Combine Gruyere, Simple Seasons Blue Cheese and Parmesan cheeses in a bowl, tossing lightly.
Fill oven-safe soup crocks 3/4 full of onion soup and top with a toasted slice of bread and 2 tablespoons of cheese mixture in each bowl.
Place bowls onto a baking sheet and set in oven on broil until cheese topping is lightly browned and bubbling, about 3-4 minutes.
Remove from oven top with a few sprinkles of Simple Seasons Blue Cheese and serve immediately.