Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

Name: Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
Ingredients: 1/4 cup unsalted butter; 6 thyme sprigs; 1 bay leaf; 5 pounds large sweet onions, vertically sliced (about 16 cups); 1 tablespoon sugar; 6 cups unsalted beef stock (such as Swanson); 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 24 (1/2-ounce) slices whole-grain French bread baguette; 5 ounces Gruyère cheese, shredded (about 1 1/4 cups)

Slow Cooker French Onion Soup was pinched from <a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-french-onion-soup" target="_blank">www.myrecipes.com.</a>

"The slow cooker completely eliminates the stirring part of caramelizing onions; it all goes happily unattended. Freeze the bag of soup in a bowl rather than laying it flat, so it will fit in the saucepan when it's time to thaw...."

INGREDIENTS

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1/4 cup unsalted butter

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6 thyme sprigs

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1 bay leaf

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5 pounds large sweet onions, vertically sliced (about 16 cups)

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1 tablespoon sugar

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6 cups unsalted beef stock (such as Swanson)

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2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

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1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

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1 teaspoon black pepper

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24 (1/2-ounce) slices whole-grain French bread baguette

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5 ounces Gruyère cheese, shredded (about 1 1/4 cups)

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