Let your slow cooker do the work in this classic, comforting soup recipe from Twin Cities food blogger greens & chocolate.

While I already have a delicious recipe for French Onion Soup on my blog, it’s one that requires a lot of hands-on time. The onions are slowly cooked in the oven for over two hours and then the soup takes another hour to cook on the stovetop. That’s a lot of time hanging around the kitchen, and while it’s true that French Onion Soup takes some time to develop flavors (and that recipe is completely worth it), I wanted to come up with a method in the slow cooker that was less hands-on.

This recipe requires more time overall, but it’s far less work, as you let the slow cooker do it all for you. To begin with, you caramelize the onions in your slow cooker overnight. Did you know your slow cooker can do that for you?!

You simply put your onions, some butter and salt in the slow cooker and let it go all night long on low. When you wake up, your kitchen will not only smell lovely, but you’ll also have deep brown caramelized onions.

After the onions are caramelized, you add the remaining ingredients of the soup and let it cook all day. Easy, right?

To top it off, I think the bread and cheese is crucial for French onion soup. While I’ve used many recipes that simply put the bread and cheese on top and broil it, this recipe bakes it for 20 minutes and then broils it. This allows the bread to really meld into the soup – when I made it, there wasn’t one bit of the bread that didn’t soak up the delicious broth.

Can I just say this soup got me the slightest bit excited for chilly weather? I love a good hot day, but after having this French onion soup, I’m craving a chill in the air.