Applebee's French Onion Soup - CopyKat Recipes (2024)

Applebees French Onion Soup is a classic French Onion soup, so flavorful and so perfect for when you want a light meal. You can recreate this recipe at home with this copycat version of Applebees French Onion Soup.

Homemade French Onion Soup

Who doesn’t love Applebees? Applebees is a fun restaurant. At Applebees, you can find something for everyone. They have great burgers, salads, and if you enjoy a co*cktail or two, you are in luck. I love the variety of their menu.

Did you know it is fairly easy to make French Onion Soup at home? The only hard part is cooking the onions. And while it isn’t hard, it just takes a little bit of time to cook the onions slowly to allow them to caramelize.

If you have a food processor or a mandolin you can use it to help you slice the onions quickly. Most of the time I just give my knife a quick sharpen and I slice right through the onions.

Ingredients

Here’s a list of what you need:

• Butter
• Vegetable oil
• White onions
• Salt
• Garlic
• Low-sodium beef broth or beef bone broth
• Beef base
• Ground black pepper
• Firm bread like sourdough or French bread
• Parmesan cheese
• Provolone cheese

How to Make Applebee’s French Onion Soup

1. Heat butter and oil in a large stockpot over medium heat.
2. Add the sliced onions and salt. Sauté the onions until they are browned. Stir frequently to prevent burning.
3. Add garlic and cook until the garlic has become fragrant, about 2 minutes.
4. Add beef broth, beef base, and black pepper. Taste and add more salt if needed.
5. Simmer for 30 to 45 minutes over low heat.
6. Heat the oven to broil.
7. Ladle soup into individual ovenproof bowls.
8. Place a slice of bread on top of each.
9. Top each slice with Parmesan and provolone cheese.
10. Place under the broiler until the cheese begins to brown.

Recipe Notes

For this recipe, I recommend using white onions if you have them on hand. I think that white onions taste a little sweeter, so I am rather partial to them. You can use yellow onions if you desire.

One ingredient that I call for is beef base. Beef base is a paste of concentrated beef flavor. It is like a bouillon cube, but I think beef base offers more flavor. Beef base is sold near where you would find bouillon cubes.

I hope you give this recipe a try, you can make a delicious pot of French Onion Soup just like Applebees.

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