Crockpot French Onion Soup

One of the best French Onion Soup recipes I have ever come across.  This soup is EASY to make, simple ingredients and is perfect for cold winter days. The cheese croutons are added perfection of yummy goodness.

Ingredients

1/4 cup unsalted butter

 

6 thyme sprigs

 

1 bay leaf

 

5 pounds large sweet onions, vertically sliced (about 16 cups)

 

1 tablespoon sugar

 

6 cups unsalted beef stock (such as Swanson)

 

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

 

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

 

1 teaspoon black pepper

 

24 (1/2-ounce) slices whole-grain French bread baguette

 

5 ounces Gruyère cheese, shredded (about 1 1/4 cups)

Instructions 

Place butter, thyme, and bay leaf in the bottom of a 6-quart electric slow cooker. Add onions; sprinkle with sugar. Cover and cook on HIGH for 8 hours.

Remove thyme and bay leaf; discard. Add stock, vinegar, salt, and pepper; cook, covered, on HIGH for 30 minutes.

Preheat broiler to high.

Arrange bread in a single layer on a baking sheet; drizzle with olive oil and heap mounds of the shredded cheese on the bread. Bake at 350 until melted and then broil for 30 seconds to get a few browned areas on the cheese. Scoop into bowls. Top each serving with 2 cheesy bread croutons and enjoy!

*Recipe is adapted from myrecipes.com