Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup

Using an Instant Pot? Cook onions with sauté function, then add next
3 ingredients, seal and cook 10 min.

Ingredients

• 2 Tbs. butter
• 6 cups onions (2 lbs.), thinly sliced
• 1 Tbs. all-purpose flour
• 6 cups low-sodium beef broth, divided
• 2 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 16 (½”-thick) slices thin baguette, toasted
• 1 cup grated Gruyère cheese

Instructions

1. In skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add onions; cook until browned, about 12 min., stirring often. Add flour; cook 1 min., stirring. Stir in ½  cup broth, scraping up browned bits.
2. Transfer mixture to 4-qt. slow cooker. Add Worcestershire, thyme, ½ tsp. salt, ½ tsp. pepper and remaining broth. Cover; cook on high 4 hrs.
3. Heat broiler. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil; coat with cooking spray. Arrange toasts on baking sheet. Top each with 1 Tbs. cheese. Broil 1–2 min. until golden. Divide soup among cups or bowls; top with toasts.