# French Onion and Gnocchi Soup

French Onion and Gnocchi Soup takes 50 min (10 min prep, 40 min cooking) and serves 6.

Recipe by halfbakedharvest.com · original: https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/french-onion-gnocchi-soup/  
Cuisine: French · Dish: Soups & stews  
On Meez: https://meezenplace.app/recipes/french-onion-and-gnocchi-soup-recipe (with step-by-step Cook Mode)

Cozy, cheesy, soup perfection

## Ingredients (serves 6)

- 6 tablespoons butter (cubed)
- 4 sweet onions (thinly sliced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced or grated)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups red wine
- 2 quarts beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 leaves bay
- 3-4 fresh thyme sprigs (plus more for serving)
- pinch of pepper
- 16 ounces potato gnocchi
- 1½ cups shredded gruyere cheese

## Steps

1. Thinly slice the sweet onions
2. Mince or grate the garlic
3. Preheat the broiler to high
4. Melt the butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat
5. Add the onions, garlic and brown sugar and cook, stirring frequently, until softened
6. Continue cooking, stirring often, until the onions are deep golden in color and caramelized
7. Reduce the heat to low and sprinkle the flour over the onions, stirring the flour into the onions
8. Cook until the raw flour taste is eliminated
9. Add the wine, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, and thyme
10. Increase the heat to medium-high and return the soup to a simmer
11. Stir in the gnocchi and cook until the gnocchi floats
12. Remove the thyme sprigs and bay leaves from the soup
13. Season to taste with salt and pepper
14. Ladle the soup into oven safe bowls and top evenly with cheese
15. Place each soup bowl on a baking sheet and transfer to the oven, broil until bubbly and golden brown
16. Eat!

## Good to know

### Swaps

- No red wine? Use 1.5 cups more beef broth with a splash of balsamic vinegar for depth.
- No gruyere? Swiss cheese melts similarly and works well in its place.
- No sweet onions? Yellow onions caramelize just as well, though slightly less sweet.

## Nutrition (per serving, 1 serving, as published by halfbakedharvest.com)

- Calories: 949 kcal
- Protein: 18 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Sugar: 15 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated fat: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 66 mg
- Sodium: 760 mg