This ridiculously easy french onion soup is quick and simple to make. The entire family will enjoy this hearty soup recipe for dinner!

When the weather is cold nothing quite hits the spot like a bowl of hot soup! This freezer-friendly French Onion Soup comes together surprisingly fast, but the yummy toppings make it feel extra special. It is also a great dish to serve for a light lunch, casual dinner, or alongside your favorite baked chicken recipe.

Easy French Onion Soup

Assemble your ingredients, sweet onions, butter, beef stock, salt, pepper, Gruyère, sliced cheese, Italian bread and fresh or dried thyme

Here is what you need:

4 cups sweet onions or Vidalia if in season, sliced
1/2 cup butter
2 cartons Beef stock
salt and pepper to taste
Gruyère, sliced cheese( cooking day only)
Italian bread, sliced (cooking day only)
fresh or dried thyme

Slice onions and set aside

Step 1: Slice onions and set aside.

Melt butter and saute onions and butter in pan

Step 2: Melt butter and saute 2 cups of onions in butter until soft and golden brown. Set aside and let cool.

Divide cooked onions into freezer bags

Step 3: In a large bowl mix together sauteed onions, raw sliced onions, and stock, then divide into gallon size bags. (be sure to label bags first). Freeze until needed.

Cook frozen french onion soup in slow cooker

Step 4: Cook in the slow cooker on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 4-5. Be sure to season with salt and pepper.

Slice Italian bread

Step 5: Once ready to serve; slice bread, butter it and toast.

Serve french onion soup with bread and cheese

Step 6: Ladle French Onion soup into crocks, place a slice of bread on top of the soup, and then cheese on top of the bread. Place under broiler for 1-2 minutes to melt the cheese.

Step 7: Once melted, sprinkle with some fresh Thyme and serve hot.

 

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Freezer French Onion Soup

This classic soup is made freezer friendly and tastes absolutely amazing!!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Freezer French Onion Soup
Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 7 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 4 cups sweet onions or Vidalia if in season sliced
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cartons Beef stock
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Gruyère sliced cheese( cooking day only)
  • Italian bread sliced (cooking day only)
  • fresh or dried thyme

Instructions

  1. Slice onions and set aside.
  2. Melt butter and saute 2 cups of onions in butter until soft and golden brown. Set aside and let cool.
  3. In a large bowl mix together sauteed onions, raw sliced onions and stock, then divide into gallon size bags. (be sure to label bags first). Freeze until needed.
  4. Cook in slow cooker on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 4-5 hours. Be sure to season with salt and pepper.
  5. Once ready to serve; slice bread, butter it and toast.
  6. Then ladle soup into crocks top with bread then cheese and place under broiler for 1-2 minutes to melt cheese.
  7. Once melted, sprinkle with some fresh Thyme and serve hot.

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Ruth Soukup

Founder at Living Well Spending Less
Ruth Soukup is dedicated to helping people everywhere create a life they love by follwing their dreams and achieving their biggest goals. She is the host of the wildly popular Do It Scared podcast, as well as the founder of Living Well Spending Less® and Elite Blog Academy®. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including Do It Scared®: Finding the Courage to Face Your Fears, Overcome Obstacles, and Create a Life You Love, which was the inspiration for this book. She lives in Florida with her husband Chuck, and 2 daughters Maggie & Annie.
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