How to Make Crock Pot Onion Soup

Onion soup adds sophistication to any meal. Using the crock pot allows the flavors to simmer slowly. As an added bonus, you don't have to stand over a hot stove. Take half an hour in the morning before work to get the ingredients together, throw everything into the crock pot and come home to the appetizing aroma of onion soup.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 3-quart crock pot
• 4 large Vidalia or other sweet onions
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 5 cups of vegetable stock
• 1 cup of dry white wine or sherry
• 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups of herb croutons
• 6 slices of swiss or mozzarella cheese
• 6 ovenproof soup bowls

1. Cut the onions into quarters and slice thinly, separating the pieces into slivers.
2. Place the onion pieces in the crock pot with the olive oil. Be sure to stir so the oil is evenly distributed. Cover and let sit for half an hour.
3. Add vegetable stock, wine or sherry and Worcestershire sauce. Stir well and leave covered on low for 6 to 8 hours.
4. Place the six ovenproof bowls on a baking sheet and divide the soup between them.
5. Sprinkle each bowl with one-third of a cup of croutons.
6. Cover the croutons with a slice of cheese.
7. Bake in the oven at 300 degrees until the cheese begins to bubble.

Tips & Warnings

• You could saute the onions in the traditional way with a quarter of a cup of butter in a frying pan before placing them in the crock pot.
• Leave the onion soup alone in the crock pot until you're ready to serve. Lifting the lid will add cooking time.