Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

This slow cooker French onion soup is so easy & simple. Toss everything into the slow cooker, throw the topping together 5 minutes before serving and you're done. OK, maybe 10 minutes if you add in the time it takes to wrangle your family to the table, but you can do this.

Sugar
I added a little coconut sugar to my soup to add a little depth of flavor, but you can use plain sugar, brown sugar or just omit it all together.

Wine
Do not, I repeat, do not use cooking wine for this recipe. In fact, just don't buy that stuff. Ever. K? K. If you wouldn't drink it, don't cook with it. I love a dry red wine for this recipe. A little in the pot, a little for the cook. You can substitute more beef stock for the wine if you prefer not to cook with alcohol. 

Garlic
My recipe calls for 4 cloves of garlic, but you measure that with your heart. 

Thyme
If you don't have the patience to pluck off 2 tbsp of fresh thyme leaves, toss in an entire sprig and walk away. You can fish out the stems at the end of the cooking time. ​

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