Southern-Style French Onion Soup

Make this easy French onion soup recipe for steaming bowls of savory broth, tender onions, crisp-gone-soggy bread, and melty mozzarella cheese.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 662 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 French baguette, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 5 (10.5 ounce) cans beef consomme
• 6 bay leaves
• 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
• 0.5 cup white wine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté for 5 to 10 minutes, or until tender. Stir in thyme, then remove from the heat.

Step 3

In a large pot over high heat, combine the consommé, bay leaves, and white wine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, stir in the sautéed onions, and cook until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 4

Ladle soup into four individual oven-safe bowls, filling each about 3/4 full. Top each bowl with two baguette slices and cover with mozzarella.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until mozzarella is melted and bubbly, 10 to 15 minutes.