Make the classic and delicious French soup in half the time thanks to your Instant Pot or pressure cooker.

Choose regular onions over the sweet varieties, since theyll tend to have more flavor.

The traditional cheese is Gruyere (and thats what Ive used here).

A bowl of French onion soup with a cheesy crouton ready to eat.

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Its nutty, slightly sweet taste complements the beefy, oniony broth.

If you cant find Gruyere, use Jarlsberg, Emmental, or any Swiss cheese for a similar substitute.

Sharp cheddar would be tasty, too.

A bowl of French onion soup ready to eat

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Storing and Freezing French Onion Soup

This soup will keep for about five days in the fridge.

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You will use every minute of this to saute the onions.

Butter melting in the bottom of an instant pot bowl for pressure cooker French Onion soup.

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Add the butter or oil to the pressure cooker.

Be careful not to splash hot liquid on yourself.

Do this until the saute cooking program has ended after 30 minutes and the pot turns off automatically.

Raw red onions in the bottom of an instant pot bowl for french onion soup.

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At this point, the onions should be caramelized and golden brown.

While the pot is off but still hot and the onions are sizzling, add the sherry.

Use a wooden spoon to thoroughly scrape any remaining fond from the pot bottom.

Photo of a glass instant pot lid on top of an Instant Pot.

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Stir in the broth, Worcestershire, thyme, bay leaf, and pepper.

(The pot will take about 10 minutes to come up to pressure before the cooking program begins.)

When you are ready to serve the soup, discard the bay leaf.

Cooked onions for the best Instant Pot French Onion Soup in the bottom of a silver instant pot bowl

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Taste the soup for seasoning, adding salt and/or pepper if needed.

Preheat the broiler on your oven and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Heap a pile of the Gruyere cheese onto each baguette slice.

Adding broth to Simple Instant Pot French Onion Soup inside the metal bowl of an Instant Pot.

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Grind one or two grinds of black pepper on top of each slice.

Broil for 3-5 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown.

Easy Instant Pot French Onion Soup inside the metal bowl of an Instant Pot.

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Instant Pot on a countertop with the timer set to 5 minutes.

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French Onion Soup made in the instant pot in brown stoneware bowls topped with cheese.

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French Onion Soup made in the instant pot in brown stoneware bowls topped with cheese.

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