Rich and Delicious French Onion Soup Recipe

I always get excited when I go out to eat at a restaurant and see the special soup of the day is French Onion Soup.

There is just something about diving my spoon through a thick layer of melted cheese and bread to find a rich layer of broth and caramelized onions waiting to be consumed.

But for some reason, French onion soup was never a recipe that I made frequently in my own kitchen until about 5 years ago.

I decided that in order to satisfy my craving and not spend so much money going out to eat, I would have to start making it at home.

So after a few attempts to get the perfect combination of caramelized onions in rich and succulent broth, I was able to replicate that restaurant quality soup right in my own kitchen.

The Secret To The Perfect French Onion Soup

Some recipes call for only beef broth. However, I find that by adding a little chicken broth to the mixture provides an unexpected depth of flavor to the soup.

That also holds true on the selection of onions in this recipe. Most French onion soup recipes use only standard yellow onions.

My recipe uses a combination of sweet and red onions which gives a sweet and rich flavor to the soup.

This actually was developed by accident. In one of my attempts to make this recipe at home, that is all that I had in my pantry. Now I wouldn’t make it any other way!

Check out the recipe below and let me know what you think! Also if you have an Instant Pot check out our Instant Pot French Onion Soup recipe.

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