Almost anytime I see French onion soup on a menu, I can’t resist ordering it. The fact that a typical French onion soup recipe takes hours of active cooking time (and seems really easy to screw up in the process) had always prevented me from attempting to make it at home. At some point over the summer, I came home with a huge lot of sweet onions and figured it was the perfect chance to try and make a quicker and easier soup. I got to testing out a fast French onion soup recipe, and it turns out that my version (which only takes 40 minutes, vs the typical 3-4 hours) is not only super flavorful, but super easy, too.
Recreating your favorite restaurant-style French onion soup at home is easier than you think. With these quick and simple steps you can serve up hearty bowls filled with flavorful, rich broth, sweet, caramelized onions, and crusty bread coated in cheese—no special oven-safe bowls needed. All you need is a handful of pantry staples and 40 minutes, and you can have a simmering pot of warming soup for the cooler nights ahead—a family favorite.
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