This French Onion Soup Will Change Your Life

Gruyère cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: Swiss cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while Swiss provides similar melt.

dry white wine

🥗Healthier: white grape juice

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

White grape juice adds sweetness without alcohol, chicken broth is more economical.

Add olive oil and butter to a large pot over medium-high heat until melted.

Add sliced Vidalia onions to the pot and stir to coat with oil and butter.

Once onions start to soften, stir in sugar, salt, and black pepper.

Cook onions over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes until they caramelize and become jammy, which may take up to an hour.

Once caramelized, add bay leaf and thyme, then stir in red wine and cook down until reduced by half.

Stir in beef stock and bring to a simmer.

Ladle soup into oven-safe bowls and top with crostini or French bread slices brushed with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper.

Sprinkle a generous amount of Swiss or Gruyère cheese on top of the bread.

Place bowls on a baking sheet and bake until cheese is melted, bubbly, and golden.

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