French Onion Soup

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Absolutely delicious! I've made this twice so far and each time it turned out fantastic. And, it's extremely affordable. You can entertain friends on this recipe and feel confident that they will go home feeling like they ate a 5 star meal. Wonderful.

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What a fantastic onion soup recipe. Made this on a rainy, dreary sunday afternoon. It was fantastic! We had the leftovers for an appetizer on monday before dinner. Who has appetizer's, at home on a monday? It was even better the second day. Made dinner feel very special. Love Melissa's recipes because they are so versatile and you can substitute things you have around the pantry. Thanks for another great recipe!

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The onions took way to long to get caramelized but it was okay because I had decided to make bread to have with the soup and the bread was still rising. This is the first time I made French onion soup and I wil definitely use the recipe again. I opened a really nice bottle of red wine and splurged with gruyere. The flavor was very rich but the soup was not. It was just perfect.

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I reduced the Thyme a little just cause I don't prefer the taste, but this soup is the best homemade French Onion Soup I have ever had!

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This recipe is EASILY made for under $10. Folks, use your heads and creativity. I didn't have baguettes, so I subbed thick slices of italian bread to cover the top of the bowl. Gruyere cheese would have been better, but I stuck with the swiss to stay in budget. I didn't have the recommended wine, but I did have some Marsala that I used sparingly. Deeee Lish! Melissa, I have made at least 7 of your recipes, all with wonderful results!!! Please keep on cooking for us! PS:(Loved the Dutch Baby recipe!

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Melissa D, you rock!!! DELICIOUS, just as Melissa made it, all of my guests were raving. Soup’s flavor was so intense, it was lovely.Salade Nicoise trick of blending the olives into the dressing was great, olive flavor permeated the salad without overpowering it.Only problem was I couldn’t find Nicoise olives anywhere in town, so subbed Kalamatas (which are a stronger in flavor, so cut the quantity slightly.
Served some French-themed hors d’oeuvres first (Smoked Salmon & Caper Triangles from Chatelaine, and Green Olive & Artichoke Tapenade from Moosewood, with a nice lemony Sauvignon Blanc, then paired dinner with a bottle of Coppola’s A Votre Sante Pinot Noir (which is more Old World Burgundy style than a lot of our USA Pinot Noirs turned out to be a good match.

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It was very good, but there was a slight bitter taste. Why? Could it be the wine? I used a chianti. I also took a french loaf and cut thin waffers then put olive oil and garlic powder on them and fried them to a golden brown. Next I put strips of swiss and some parm... and put it under the broiler. Next cut it into wedges and added to soup. Very good and bowls not hot to touch.

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I always try to read through the reviews before I make a recipe and these reviews made me decide to try this. WOW! We all loved it and even my daughter who is a French Onion Soup junkie, couldn't stop raving about it. Thanks Melissa. I love the fact that it was economical to make, but I would make it even if it cost much more.

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Very good, one of the best onion soups I have had. First time I used a sweeter wine and found the soup too sweet, switched to a drier wine and was very pleased.

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Okay. I order onion soup whenever I see it on the menu and have attempted to make it at home many times. I would pay for this soup gladly. It was soooo tasty. I made a lot of changes only because I was attempting to use up some onions and did was out of alot of the ingredients. Even with all the changes yum.... I was out of beef stock so used buillon cubes, I did not have fresh thyme so I used dried (1.5 tsp and had an open bottle of white wine in the fridge so did not open a new bottle of red. ( I know I need to get the market My suggestion use what you have and I think you will still love it. Onions took the allotted 1.5 hours set on two on my stovetop, I had to stir to keep onions from over carmelizing.