{"id":6628,"date":"2019-11-26T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/blog\/?p=6628"},"modified":"2025-09-27T15:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T22:12:36","slug":"french-onion-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/french-onion-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Cheesy French Onion Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With just a few ingredients you probably already have on hand you can quickly whip up this warm and hearty French Onion Soup to serve as a first course or even a main course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/French-Onion-Soup-pin-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"French Onion Soup looks and tastes quite elegant, but it is so easy to make at home. #soupcourse #frenchonionsoup #easysouprecipes #heartysouprecipes #meatlessmeals #lentenmeal #thatrecipeblog\" data-pin-description=\"French Onion Soup looks and tastes quite elegant, but it is so easy to make at home. #soupcourse #frenchonionsoup #easysouprecipes #heartysouprecipes #meatlessmeals #lentenmeal #thatrecipeblog\" data-skip-lazy class=\"wp-image-23457\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/French-Onion-Soup-pin-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/French-Onion-Soup-pin-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/French-Onion-Soup-pin-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/French-Onion-Soup-pin-scaled.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I had pint jar of beef broth that didn't seal (grrr!) so instead of trying it again <span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">I just scaled down the recipe below to one third. Which was fine, since I knew the boys would not appreciate it as much as I did. It made a nice lunch for me for 2 days.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use beef, chicken or vegetable broth depending on what you have on hand. And the cheese can be Parmesan, Swiss or Gruyere or any combination of the three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It whips up in less than 45 minutes and is so easy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-23458\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"23458\" data-servings=\"0\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-template-new-chic-recipe-layout\"><div class=\"wprm-container-float-right\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image wprm-block-image-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px;border-style: solid;border-color: #666666;border-radius: 3px;\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/French-Onion-Soup-F-800x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-576x432 size-576x432\" alt=\"top dow view of French onion soup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/French-Onion-Soup-F-scaled.jpg 800w, 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