This Vegetarian Slow Cooker French Onion Soup is a tasty, hearty, treat yourself to some real comfort food. And with only a few ingredients in the slow cooker. Vegetarian and Gluten Free.
Now what better way to say comfort than with a big bowl of soup topped with some croutons and all this cheesy goodness. Soup is one of those things that I could pretty much eat daily..Especially during the cooler months.
And this Vegetarian Slow Cooker French Onion soup can be the perfect start to the week.
At least I think so...cause you can make a big pot and eat on it all week. Well, unless your feeding a big hungry family and in that case just double the batch.
So I really, really can't believe we're approaching November next week.. I feel like I'm sooo behind this year. Is it just me or does it feel like we just did the whole Holiday thing?
Anyway, I'm going to try not to think about it and just Enjoy the week...One gorgeous day at a time 🙂
At least the weather around here has been picture perfect!!
How about you guys...Was it a good weekend?
Not too much excitement here over the weekend. <-- Mostly grocery shopping and picking up a few odds and ends.
Hey, but those are some of my favorite weekends..no plans and just hanging out with the husband.
Whether it be shopping, or just hanging out in the backyard it's just nice to have quality time with your favorite person.. or people. And knowing you got some good grub to eat makes things even better.
AND THIS VEGETARIAN SLOW COOKER FRENCH ONION SOUP IS
- It only requires a few ingredients
- tasty, comfort food that is easy to prepare
- Perfect to enjoy with your favorite people
- Vegetarian and Gluten Free
Until next time- xoxo
Vegetarian Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
Ingredients
- 2 large yellow onions thinly sliced
- 1 large red onion thinly sliced
- 4 tbsp. butter divided
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- dash of salt
- 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp. cornstarch
- ½ tsp. thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 tbsp. Braggs Aminos*
- 4 cups Vegetable Broth
- 1 cup water
- cheese of choice
- croutons or crusty bread for topping
Instructions
- Melt 2 tbsp. butter with olive oil over medium heat in pan on stove top
- Place onions in pan and cook 10 minutes, then sprinkle with salt.
- Cook additional 20 minutes until caramelized and drizzle with balsamic vinegar last couple minutes of cooking.
- Place caramelized onions in crockpot, along with remaining ingredients reserving cheese and croutons for topping.
- Cook on high 5 hours.
- Remove bay leaf before spoon into bowls.
- Spoon in oven safe serving bowls and top with croutons and cheese.
- Melt until bubbly and golden brown.
Notes
Then slices of melted Swiss cheese
This recipe is a game changer for me! I love French Onion soup, but it's almost always made with beef broth at restaurants, so I haven't been able to get it since becoming a vegetarian. This soup is so easy, and so good!
Thanks Kayla! Glad you're enjoying it! 😘
This soup was wonderful! But it's definitely not enough for 6 servings and DEFINITELY not enough for 8. It filled our crockpot about halfway, and we got four bowls out of it. It was scrumptious though.
Did you put the bowls in the oven to melt the cheese? If so, what temperature and about how long?
Yes! Just make sure you are using oven safe bowls. Approximately 400 degrees depending on your oven. It should take about 5-8 minutes to get melty but it really depends on how brown you like it. I recommend using a Swiss cheese on this! Hope this helps.
Hi there, would you happen to know the equivalent cook time for cooking in a pot in stovetop as I don’t have a crockpot? Thanks!
Hi Claudia, I haven't actually made this recipe on the stovetop, but I would estimate about 45-60 minutes on low would work. Hope this helps!
I made this on 12/3/19 with a few minor modifications - doubled the salt and added the same amount of pepper, deglazed the onions with sherry, and added some vegan Worcestershire sauce. It was excellent and such deep flavor! Will be making again soon.
Thanks for stopping by to let me know Melanie! So glad to hear you Enjoyed it! 😘
I love this soup thank you so much for the recipe! Just opened this up to make for the 2nd winter in a row. Random question... ingredients list 4 Tbsp of butter but only 2Tbsp for cooking the onions in on the stovetop. When do you use the other 2? I don't think I ever realized I wasn't including them in the crockpot as part of the remaining ingredients or anywhere else when I made this previously! Just wanted to double check! Thanks!
Hi Kelly, I'm sooo glad to hear you're enjoying the soup. The extra 2 tbsp. of butter are to be added to the crockpot with the remaining other ingredients. Sorry that wasn't clear in the recipe card. But it sounds like it's turned out good for you without it. 👍
Can you freeze this prior to adding the croutons?
I haven't personally tried freezing it. But it should be fine to freeze before adding any cheese or croutons!
Hi! Would this be okay to let sit cooking for a few additional hours? Trying to plan dinner for after work. Thanks!!
Hi Taylor, I can't really verify how well it will do if you cook it several more hours on High in the slow cooker since I haven't tried it. You could try cooking it on the Low setting in the slow cooker since that gives you several more hours cooking time. It just depends on how much longer you'll need to let it sit. Hope this helps and let me know how it goes.
Can I double the recipe in the crockpot and use the same amount of cook time? I made the original recipe and it was fantastic! Came to about half way up my crockpot but I underestimated the amount of servings. Thanks 🙂
Hi Morgan, Yes you can double the recipe and it should not change how long you cook it in the crockpot. So glad that you Enjoyed it 😀
I tried it and it was easy and great! I used dried thyme so I think I would reduce the amount next time but only because that’s my preference. Definitely will make it again!!
Thanks Danielle and glad to hear you enjoyed it 😀
Looks delicious love this french onion soup.
This vegetarian version looks so much better than the traditional one!
Thanks Amy!
Okay, let me just say that your French onion soup looks way better than what I am used to seeing!
Thanks Mindy! Hope you try it soon 🙂
Big fan of French onion soup! Could use a bowl to warm me up today.
I love french onion soup. Your pictures are making my mouth water.
Yeah. Then I've done my job. Hope you get to try this 🙂
That cheese! This soup is just mouthwatering!
I'm crazy about French Onion! Love that this is a slow cooker version! I'll give it a try!
Thanks Beth!
I LOVE French onion soup and this recipe looks delicious! Thank you for the recipe, I cannot wait to try it!
You're welcome Kristine. Hope you enjoy 🙂