World’s Easiest French Onion Soup
French Onion Soup has never been so easy. Caramelized onions cooked in the Instant Pot turn this classic soup into a 20-minute meal.
Start with Easy-to-Caramelize Onions
I love French onion soup, but I don’t always like to take the time to caramelize the onions. To properly caramelize onions it needs to be low and slow and can take 45 minutes to an hour to get them perfectly golden.
But, I discovered that you can caramelize onions in the Instant Pot….that’s right, in the Instant Pot. Find out here how easy they are to make.
It’s so incredibly easy. You just slice up a bunch of onions, add a little olive oil and let the Instant Pot work its magic. Click here for the exact recipe. They turn out golden and wonderfully sweet, just like caramelized onions are supposed to be.
A Delicious Soup in Minutes
Having these caramelized onions on hand makes this French onion soup so quick and easy. You can easily whip this soup up any night of the week, it literally takes minutes to make! I had homemade stock on hand, but you could totally make it with store-bought stock.
And, of course, French onion soup needs some cheesy croutons to go on top of it. They are so easy to make.
Just melt some cheese on top of sliced baguette. Gruyere is my favorite cheese to use, but Swiss or Monterey Jack cheese would also be delicious.
This soup is great as a first course or perfect for lunch or a light dinner. So, make some caramelized onions in your Instant Pot and give this recipe a try. You won’t be disappointed!
World's Easiest French Onion Soup
French onion soup has never been so easy. Caramelized onions cooked in the Instant Pot turn this classic soup into a 20 minute meal.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 cups caramelized onions
- 1 tbsp cognac
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 cup beef stock
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 demi baguette, cut into thin slices
- olive oil
- about 1 cup shredded gruyere or swiss cheese
- chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Melt butter in a soup pot over medium heat.
- Add garlic and saute for about 1 minute.
- Add caramelized onions, stirring to coat with butter.
- Add cognac to deglaze the pan, cooking for about 2 minutes to cook out the alcohol.
- Stir in the wine and the thyme and cook for an additional minute.
- Add both beef and chicken stocks, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer.
- While soup simmers, preheat the broiler and prepare the cheese croutons.
- Place bread slices on a cookie sheet and brush each piece with a little olive oil.
- Put bread under the broiler until lightly toasted.
- Turn bread pieces over and top with cheese.
- Return to broiler until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Ladle soup into 4 bowls for a first course or two bowls for a main course and top with one or two cheese croutons.
- Serve any extra croutons on the side.
Notes
I use this recipe to make caramalized onions in the Instant Pot.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 547Total Fat: 37gSaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 1487mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 2gSugar: 8gProtein: 23g
ENJOY!
Thank you so much for trying my Crockpot Caramelized Onions and for featuring them in your gorgeous soup recipe! Really appreciate it 🙂
You’re so welcome Justine! I am absolutely sold on making caramelized onions in the crockpot now!! 🙂
YES!!!! Thank you Lisa for the French Onion Soup recipe and Justine for the Caramelized Onions! I love this soup! Thank you for sharing on Thursday’s Treasures Week 49! <3 and hugs sweetness!
Thanks Debi! I love sharing recipes on Thursday’s Treasures!! 🙂
Can you make it without the cognac? How would I do that?
Laura – if you don’t want to use the cognac, just omit it and go to the next step which is adding the thyme and then the stocks. It will turn out just fine!
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In the ingredients, it doesn’t state wine. What kind? How much?
How much wine and what color win? You left it out of the French onion soup recipe.
Thanks
So did anyone get an answer to what kind/how much wine is used in Step 5?
@Holly, I’ve updated the recipe to show that it’s 1/2 cup of white wine that gets added. I’m sorry for the confusion.
Lisa