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Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• onion
• bread
• chicken broth

Instructions

1. 1 Place sliced onions and butter into slow cooker, and mix until onions are thoroughly coated. Stir in bread and chicken broth.
2. 2 Cover, and cook on LOW for 10 to 18 hours or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir well during last hour.

By CORWYNN DARKHOLME

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• onion
• thyme
• beef consomme
• bay leaf
• white wine
• baguette
• mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté for 5 to 10 minutes, or until tender. Stir in thyme, then remove from the heat.
3. 3 In a large pot over high heat, combine the consommé, bay leaves, and white wine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, stir in the sautéed onions, and cook until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes.
4. 4 Ladle soup into four individual oven-safe bowls, filling each about 3/4 full. Top each bowl with two baguette slices and cover with mozzarella.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until mozzarella is melted and bubbly, 10 to 15 minutes.

By Stephanie

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• yellow onion
• beef broth
• beef consomme
• romano cheese
• salt
• pepper
• french bread
• gruyere cheese

Instructions

1. 1 In a large pot over low heat, melt butter. Cook onions in butter until soft and golden brown, 15 to 30 minutes.
2. 2 Pour in beef broth and consomme and simmer 10 minutes.
3. 3 Preheat oven broiler.
4. 4 Whisk Romano into soup and season with salt and pepper. Pour soup into 8 ovenproof bowls. Top with toasted slices of bread and grated Gruyere.
5. 5 Place bowls under broiler until cheese melts.

By Morris

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• olive oil
• onion
• beef broth
• sherry
• thyme
• salt
• pepper
• bread
• provolone cheese
• swiss cheese
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Melt butter with olive oil in an 8-quart stock pot over medium heat. Add onions to butter and continually stir until tender and translucent. Do not brown the onions.
3. 3 Add beef broth, sherry, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Let simmer for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven's broiler.
4. 4 Ladle soup into oven-safe serving bowls and place one slice of bread on top of each (bread may be broken into pieces if you prefer). Layer each slice of bread with a slice of provolone, 1/2 slice diced Swiss and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Place bowls on a rimmed sheet pan.
5. 5 Broil in the preheated oven until cheese bubbles and browns slightly, 2 to 3 minutes.
6. 6 Serve hot and enjoy!

By Lori Levin

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic
• salt
• black pepper
• brown sugar
• thyme
• port wine
• beef stock
• bread
• swiss cheese
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter with olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add onions and garlic; season with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Cook onion mixture in hot butter-oil until caramelized, stirring every 10 minutes to keep from browning too quickly, about 1 hour.
2. 2 Stir brown sugar and thyme into caramelized onions; allow sugar to melt into onions, about 2 minutes. Pour in wine and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; continue simmering for 5 more minutes. Pour in beef stock; cook for 10 more minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.
3. 3 Preheat the oven's broiler to high. Place 5 oven-safe crocks onto a baking sheet.
4. 4 Ladle soup evenly into the crocks. Top each with a French bread slice; cover with a Swiss cheese slice and sprinkle with Parmagiano-Reggiano cheese.
5. 5 Cook soups under the preheated broiler until cheese is melted and browned, 2 to 3 minutes.

By Leah Thompson

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• yellow onion
• sugar
• garlic
• cooking sherry
• beef broth
• salt
• thyme
• bay leaf
• bread
• gruyere cheese
• emmental cheese
• parmesan cheese
• mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Heat butter in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir until translucent, about 10 minutes.
3. 3 Sprinkle onions with sugar; reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring constantly, until onions are soft and caramelized, at least 30 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
4. 4 Stir sherry into onion mixture; scrape the bottom to dissolve the small bits of browned food.
5. 5 Transfer onions into a slow cooker and pour in beef broth. Season with sea salt; stir in thyme and bay leaf.
6. 6 Cover and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours or on High for 4 to 6 hours.
7. 7 Preheat the oven broiler about 10 minutes before serving. Set an oven rack about 8 inches from the heat source. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet; broil until toasted, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
8. 8 Lightly toss Gruyere, Emmental, Parmesan, and mozzarella cheeses in a bowl.
9. 9 Fill oven-safe soup crocks 3/4 full with onion soup and float a bread slice in each bowl.
10. 10 Top each with about 2 tablespoons cheese mixture.
11. 11 Place filled bowls onto a baking sheet and broil until cheese topping is lightly browned and bubbling, about 2 minutes.

By Chandrav

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• ✓ butter
• swiss cheese
• bread
• pepper
• salt
• cajun seasoning
• parsley
• paprika
• garlic
• vegetable broth
• red wine
• beef broth
• celeriac
• sweet onion
• olive oil
• salt
• olive oil
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Slice the top off the whole head of garlic, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon olive oil, and season with salt. Wrap loosely in foil, and bake 45 minutes, or until the cloves are very soft. Squeeze the cloves into a small bowl, and mix with the 1/2 cup softened butter.
2. 2 Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in the pot, and blend with the oil. Stir in the onions and celery root, and saute until the onions are lightly browned. Reduce heat to medium low, and mix in the beef broth, wine, and vegetable broth. Mix in the chopped garlic, and season with paprika, parsley, Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
3. 3 Preheat the oven broiler.
4. 4 Spread the toasted bread slices with the garlic butter. Ladle the soup into oven safe bowls, and place the bowls on a baking sheet. Reserving remaining bread, place one slice of toasted bread on top of the soup in each bowl, and sprinkle with Swiss cheese.
5. 5 Broil soup 5 minutes in the preheated oven, until the Swiss cheese is melted. Cool for about 2 minutes before serving warm with remaining garlic bread.

By Cassandra

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• all-purpose flour
• milk
• chicken bouillon
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan. Add flour and make a paste. Add milk and bouillon. Cook over low heat until thickened. Add pepper to taste. Add more milk when adding the other soup ingredients, depending on the thickness you desire.

By Nell Marsh

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• fennel bulb
• vegetable broth
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add fennel and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Pour in broth, and simmer until fennel is tender, about 15 more minutes.
2. 2 Ladle into soup bowls and season with salt and pepper.

By ADAMGODES

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• zucchini
• chicken broth
• salt
• curry powder

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a pot over medium heat. Add zucchini, chicken broth, salt, and curry powder; cook until zucchini is soft, about 15 minutes.
2. 2 Fill blender halfway with soup. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend until smooth. Pour into a pot. Repeat with remaining soup.

By Julia L

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• onion
• chicken broth
• tomato
• kale
• white bean

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot butter until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir chicken broth and tomato into onion.
2. 2 Heat broth mixture to near-boiling and stir kale into liquid until completely submerged. Cook until kale wilts, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir beans into soup and cook until heated through, another 2 to 3 minutes.

By Heidirs

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• onion
• all-purpose flour
• chicken broth
• milk
• cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour to make a roux. Add broth and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is slightly thickened. Add milk and cook until just boiling, stirring constantly.
2. 2 Working in batches, blend the soup in a blender until smooth.
3. 3 Return the soup to the saucepan and cook over medium heat until just boiling. Remove from the heat and whisk in cheese until melted.

By Maureen

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• olive oil
• yellow onion
• garlic
• english cucumber
• zucchini
• vegetable broth

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Heat butter and oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until butter melts.
3. 3 Add onion and garlic; sauté until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. 4 Add cucumbers and zucchini; cook and stir until softened, 2 to 3 minutes.
5. 5 Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until vegetables are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
6. 6 Purée soup with an immersion blender until smooth.

By virgi

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• onion
• potato
• radish green
• chicken broth
• heavy cream
• radish

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion and sauté until tender. Stir in potatoes and radish greens, coating them with butter. Pour in chicken broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
2. 2 Allow soup mixture to cool slightly, then transfer to a blender. Blend until smooth.
3. 3 Return soup to the saucepan; stir in heavy cream until warmed through. Serve with radish slices.

By LAURA NASON

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• sugar pumpkin
• brown sugar
• curry powder
• chicken broth
• pumpkin seed oil
• sour cream
• pumpkin seed

Instructions

1. 1 Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the pumpkin, brown sugar, and curry powder to the butter; cook and stir until the pumpkin caramelizes, 6 to 10 minutes. Pour the chicken broth over the mixture; bring to a boil, and cook until the pumpkin is tender, about 20 minutes more.
2. 2 Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway. Hold the lid of the blender in place with a towel; start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Process in batches until smooth.
3. 3 Garnish each portion of soup with 1 teaspoon pumpkin seed oil, a dollop of sour cream, and a few pumpkin seeds.

By lintlin

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• onion
• vegetable broth
• white wine
• salt
• pepper
• baguette
• mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Saute onions until deep brown, about 20 minutes. Stir in broth and wine, using a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom of the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until heated through.
2. 2 Preheat oven on broiler setting. Ladle soup into heatproof serving bowls. Top each bowl with a slice of bread, and sprinkle with cheese. Place under a hot broiler until cheese is melted and slightly browned.

By Zabocka

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• tomato
• chicken broth
• white sugar
• onion
• baking soda
• heavy cream

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Combine tomatoes, chicken broth, butter, sugar, onion, and baking soda in a large stock pot.
3. 3 Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
4. 4 Stir in cream until heated through.
5. 5 Serve and enjoy!

By Lee Ann

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• leek
• salt
• pepper
• cornstarch
• chicken broth
• potato
• heavy cream

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add leeks and season to taste with salt and pepper; cook and stir until leeks are tender, about 15 minutes.
2. 2 Stir cornstarch into broth; pour broth into pot. Add potatoes and bring to a boil.
3. 3 Stir in cream; reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Check seasoning before serving.

By Julie

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• onion
• celery
• chicken broth
• broccoli floret
• all-purpose flour
• milk
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium stock pot over medium heat. Saute onion and celery until tender.
3. 3 Add broccoli and broth, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
4. 4 Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot.
5. 5 Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium to medium-low heat; stir in flour and add milk. Stir until thick and bubbly, and add to soup. Season with pepper and serve.
6. 6 Serve hot and enjoy!

By Jessie A

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• onion
• zucchini
• garlic
• vegetable broth
• water
• heavy cream
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Add zucchini and garlic; continue to cook and stir another 2 to 3 minutes.
2. 2 Pour vegetable broth and water into the skillet; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook mixture at a simmer for 10 minutes. Stir cream into the broth mixture; season with pepper. Cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

By MG

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• tomato
• tomato juice
• basil
• heavy cream
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Place tomatoes and juice in a stockpot over medium heat; bring to a simmer. Cook until tomatoes have softened, about 30 minutes.
3. 3 Remove the pot from heat. Add basil leaves to the pot.
4. 4 Use an immersion blender to purée soup until smooth.
5. 5 Stir in heavy cream and butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted, about 5 minutes. Do not boil. Season with salt and pepper.
6. 6 Serve hot and enjoy!

By MARBALET

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• onion
• potato
• broccoli
• chicken broth
• salt
• black pepper
• heavy cream

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan; do not brown. Add onion, potato, and broccoli; toss to coat with butter. Press parchment paper over the vegetables; this is called "sweating" and adds better flavor. Cover the pan and simmer very gently until vegetables have softened; do not brown.
2. 2 Remove and discard the parchment paper. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until vegetables are soft.
3. 3 Purée with an immersion blender until smooth. Add salt, pepper, and cream. Simmer gently until heated through; do not boil or cream will curdle.

By Elizabeth Zyla

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• pumpkin
• vegetable stock
• water
• sour cream
• green curry paste
• coriander
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 Put pumpkin in a saucepan. Pour vegetable stock over the pumpkin and add enough water so the pumpkin is completely covered; bring to a boil and cook until pumpkin is tender, about 20 minutes.
2. 2 Drain pumpkin, reserving liquid, and transfer pumpkin to a large bowl. Mash pumpkin with a potato masher until smooth. Transfer mashed pumpkin to a saucepan.
3. 3 Stir sour cream, butter, curry paste, coriander, and garlic into the pumpkin until the butter melts and the mixture is smooth; heat the mixture on low until warmed through, stirring small amounts of the reserved liquid into the mixture until you reach your desired consistency, at least 10 minutes.

By Grifstar

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• delicata squash
• onion
• vegetable broth
• greek yogurt
• nutmeg
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. 2 Put squash halves into a large baking dish with cut-sides down. Pour enough water into the dish so the bottom 1/8-inch of the squash is submerged. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
3. 3 Roast squash in preheated oven until the flesh is tender, 35 to 40 minutes. Set aside to cool.
4. 4 Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Cook onion in butter, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes.
5. 5 Scrape the delicata squash flesh from the skin; add to the saucepan along with vegetable broth and yogurt. Stir the mixture until the squash and yogurt smoothly mix into the liquid. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 25 minutes.
6. 6 Pour mixture from saucepan into a blender no more than half-full. Cover and hold lid in place with a towel; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a serving tureen. Season with salt and pepper to serve.

By Stella

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• delicata squash
• onion
• vegetable broth
• heavy cream
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place the squash, cut sides down, in a baking dish. Add 1/8 inch water in baking dish, cover with foil and bake 35-40 minutes or until tender. Cool.
2. 2 In a large saucepan, melt butter. Add onion and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally until onion is softened but not brown.
3. 3 Scrape the squash out of the flesh and add to onions. Add the stock and heavy cream. Cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes.
4. 4 Puree the soup in a blender or food processor. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.

By Sue Haser

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• andouille sausage
• onion
• pumpkin puree
• thyme
• chicken stock
• brown sugar
• praline liqueur
• heavy cream

Instructions

1. 1 Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet over medium heat; add diced sausage and cook for 5 minutes. Add onion; cook until tender. Add pumpkin and thyme and cook for 5 minutes.
2. 2 Add broth, brown sugar, and liqueur. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes.
3. 3 Purée soup in batches using an immersion blender until nearly smooth. Return to pan over low heat; stir in cream and reserved 2 tablespoons butter. Serve.

By MARBALET

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• onion
• celery
• water
• potato
• american cheese
• milk
• all-purpose flour
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Sauté onions and celery in hot butter until tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
2. 2 Stir in water and potatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer until potatoes are tender. Add cheese and stir until melted.
3. 3 Stir milk and flour together in a medium bowl until flour is mostly dissolved; pour slowly into soup, stirring constantly. Cook until soup is thickened, about 5 minutes.
4. 4 Portion soup into bowls and garnish with parsley to serve.

By Joan Zaffary

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• carrot
• scallion
• garlic
• chicken broth
• orzo
• spinach
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a stockpot over medium heat. Add carrots, scallions, and garlic; cook and stir until scallions are soft, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth; bring to a boil.
2. 2 Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in spinach; cook until tender, 2 to 3 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

By JULBREN1020

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• garlic
• vegetable broth
• broccoli
• heavy cream
• cheddar cheese
• bacon
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook garlic until tender, about 2 minutes. Add vegetable broth, heavy cream, and broccoli. Bring to a boil; simmer until broccoli is tender, about 15 minutes.
2. 2 Add Cheddar cheese gradually, stirring constantly, until completely melted. Stir in bacon pieces. Season with salt and pepper.

By Fioa

Ingredients

• ✓ butter
• leek
• potato
• chicken broth
• pea
• tarragon
• milk
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir leeks in the melted butter until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
2. 2 Stir potatoes and chicken broth into the leeks and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover the pot, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes.
3. 3 Stir peas and tarragon into the soup; simmer until peas are tender, about 5 minutes.
4. 4 Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than half full.
5. 5 Hold down the lid of the blender with a towel and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup in the pot.
6. 6 Pour milk into the pureed soup and bring to a simmer over medium heat until heated through. Season with salt and black pepper.

By Diane