4.3 from 6 votes
Instant Pot French Onion Soup
French onion soup is a classic that you can now easily cook in your instant pot! Flavored to perfection and topped with delicious cheese this soup will warm you up on any cold winter day.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
6
people
Calories:
170 kcal
Course:
Soup, Dinner
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 8 medium sweet onion thinly sliced (Walla Walla
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white wine dry
- 8 cups beef broth
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon garlic minced
- 2 bay leaf
- 2 teaspoons thyme dried
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 baguette sliced
- 2 cups gruyere cheese shredded
Instructions
- Select the Saute button on the instant pot.
- Add the butter and olive oil. As it starts to melt, add the onions and cook for 10-15 minutes until they start to brown and soften.
- Add the brown sugar and cook for an additional 5 minutes until the onions caramelize. Add the garlic and stir.
- Add the white wine and continue to sauté until the wine cooks down and is gone. Hit cancel. Try not to let the ingredients brown and burn the bottom of the pot.
- Stir in the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper.
- Cover and lock the lid ensuring the pressure valve is on the seal.
- Cook on high for 10 minutes.
- Allow the Instant Pot to naturally release the steam before opening.
- Remove the bay leaf. Taste and add additional seasonings if needed.
- Place 6 oven-safe bowls on a rimmed baking sheet. Fill each bowl evenly with soup.
- Top each bowl with 3 sliced baguette pieces, and cover with shredded Gruyere cheese.
- Broil in the oven for 2-4 minutes, or until cheese is melted and it starts to brown. Watch it carefully so it doesn't burn. Serve immediately!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
170kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
1703mg
(71%)
Potassium
250mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
253IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 170
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 170kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 1703mg | 71% |
| Potassium | 250mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 253IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.