Slow Cooker Blue Cheese French Onion Soup

• Produce

  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1/4 tsp Thyme, dried
  • 4 Yellow onions, large

• Canned Goods

  • 7 cups Beef broth

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tbsp Granulated sugar, White
  • 1 Topping

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 8 slices Baguette or french bread, toasted

• Dairy

  • 6 tbsp Butter
  • 1/2 cup Gruyere cheese
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1/3 cup Simple seasons blue cheese

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1/2 cup Cooking sherry

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Description

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 4 large yellow onions, sliced and separated into rings
• 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar, optional
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup cooking sherry
• 7 cups beef broth
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• Topping
• 8-12 slices toasted baguette or French Bread
• 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
• 1/3 cup Simple Seasons Blue Cheese
• 1/4 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions

• 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 are 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, set on high and cook 4 hours. Or on low and cook 8 hours.
• Right before serving toast baguettes.
• 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 2 tablespoons of cheese mixture on top of 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.