Instant Pot French Onion Soup
This Instant Pot French Onion Soup is a restaurant-quality dish with caramelized onions, topped with baguette slices and Gruyere cheese.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 428kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 10 medium-sized yellow onions, sliced
- 1/2 tsp each salt & pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 6 cups beef broth
- 6 slices baguette, sliced about 1/2 inch thick
- 3/4 cup Gruyere (Swiss) cheese
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot to saute mode. Add butter and saute onions for 15 minutes until they start to brown, stirring occasionally and scraping bits off the bottom.
- Add salt & pepper, thyme and flour, stirring until onions are well coated. Pour in red wine, then saute for 1-2 minutes until some of the liquid is reduced.
- Add beef broth, then place lid on Instant Pot and make sure valve is set to seal. Press the pressure cook button and set to high, then cook for 5 minutes. Instant Pot will take about 5-10 minutes to come to pressure then pressure cook for 5 minutes.
- Do a quick release of the pressure on the Instant Pot by flicking the switch at the top with a spoon. Open the lid when pressure gauge has dropped and the lid opens easily. Meanwhile, slice baguette, grate cheese and turn oven to broil on high.
- Ladle soup into ramekins or oven safe bowls, then top with a slice of baguette and sprinkle some cheese overtop. Broil for 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted, watching closely so it doesn't burn. Remove from oven, then serve and enjoy!
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Notes
Yellow onions are best for French onion soup, but you can use white onions if they’re all you have on hand.
Swap out the Gruyere cheese for Swiss, Emmental, Provolone or mozzarella.
Serve your soup with an arugula salad, marinated steak or a French dip sandwich.
Store the leftovers in the fridge for up to a week. Reheat in the microwave or in a pot on the stovetop, add on the baguette and cheese, and broil to melt the cheese.
Freeze this soup without the baguette and cheese for up to 3 months. Reheat from frozen in the microwave for 6-8 minutes and stir halfway through.
Nutrition
Calories: 428kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 1777mg | Potassium: 627mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 410IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 360mg | Iron: 3mg