Name: Vegetarian French Onion Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons salted butter; 3 medium yellow onions, sliced; 1 medium shallot, sliced; 1 teaspoon light brown sugar; 3-4 sprigs of fresh thyme leaves; 2 sprigs rosemary; 2 bay leaves; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup of dry red wine, like cabernet sauvignon; 2 quarts of vegetable broth; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 packet of gruyere cheese or sharp cheddar cheese; Salt and pepper as desired; 4 slices of French bread

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This Vegetarian French Onion Soup is made with shallots, yellows onions, red wine, broth and lots of cheese!

Ahhh its time for the fall! Who is ready for a cozy bowl of French onion soup? This dish is made with caramelized onions, wine, broth and topped with bread and cheese. What is not to love about that?

This Instant Pot French Onion Soup will satisfy your fall cravings. You can serve this soup with a light beet and goat cheese salad. Use Vidalia onions or yellow onions as they both work perfectly. You do not need to add the bread and cheese, but what’s the fun in eating JUST onion soup?

How to make Vegetarian French Onion Soup

In the pressure cooker, add the butter, onion, shallots and sugar and stir. Pressure cook for 20 minutes. Release the pressure and open the pressure cooker.

Press the sauté functions and add the flour, thyme, rosemary and cook until thicker, around 3 minutes. Add the broth, wine, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Lock lid and pressure cook for another 6 minutes. Release the pressure and open. Remove the rosemary leaves, thyme leaves, and bay leaves. Salt and pepper to taste.

Preheat the broiler and divide the soup into 4 oven safe bowls. Add a slice of bread into each bowl of soup and sprinkle the cheese into each bowl. Broil for 3 to 5 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.

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Vegetarian French Onion Soup

Author: Maxine Dubois
Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 4 servings 1x

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Description

This Vegetarian French Onion Soup is made with shallots, yellows onions, red wine, broth and lots of cheese.

Ingredients

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3 tablespoons salted butter
3 medium yellow onions, sliced
1 medium shallot, sliced
1 teaspoon light brown sugar
3-4 sprigs of fresh thyme leaves
2 sprigs rosemary
2 bay leaves
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup of dry red wine, like cabernet sauvignon
2 quarts of vegetable broth
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 packet of gruyere cheese or sharp cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper as desired
4 slices of French bread

Instructions

In the pressure cooker, add the butter, onion, shallots and sugar and stir. Pressure cook for 20 minutes. Release the pressure and open the pressure cooker.
Press the saute functions and add the flour, thyme, rosemary and cook until thickened, around 3 minutes. Add the broth, wine, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Lock lid and pressure cook for another 6 minutes. Release the pressure and open. Remove the rosemary leaves, thyme leaves, and bay leaves. Salt and pepper to taste.
Preheat the broiler and divide the soup into 4 oven safe bowls. Add a slice of bread into each bowl of soup and sprinkle the cheese into each bowl. Broil for 3 to 5 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.

Notes

If you do not have oven safe bowls, you can just broil the bread and the cheese and add into the soup.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Category: Soup
Method: Pressure Cooking
Cuisine: French

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1
Calories: 321.3
Sugar: 6.3 g
Sodium: 1,221.6 mg
Fat: 14.2 g
Saturated Fat: 6.5 g
Carbohydrates: 31.1 g
Fiber: 3.0 g
Protein: 12.6 g
Cholesterol: 36.2 mg