Guinness Onion Soup Recipe For The Slow Cooker

Baby, it’s cold outside. This week we got several inches of snow here in NC. The kids were out of school. Several businesses were closed. And we have every heater in the house on. But sometimes you just want to warm yourself up on the inside, too. This tasty Guinness Onion Soup Recipe is just what you need. Oh, and it cooks in the slow cooker, so you can spend those snow days curled up with a nice book.

Guinness Onion Soup Recipe

This Guinness Onion Soup Recipe is pretty easy to make and doesn’t take that many ingredients or time to prepare either. Most of these ingredients are ones that you might already have on hand, too. So, you might not even have to make a trip to the grocery store. 🙂

You Will Need…

4-6 Onions (About 8 Cups), thinly sliced
5 Garlic Cloves. minced
2 tbsp. Light Butter
6 cup Reduced Sodium Beef Broth
1/2 C. Guinness Draught Beer or Guinness Extra Stout Beer
1 tbsp. Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce
1 Bay Leaf
1 tsp. Red Wine Vinegar
1/4 tsp. Dried Thyme
Salt & Pepper To Taste

To Prepare…

*Place onions, garlic, and butter into your slow cooker.

*Cover and cook on high heat setting for 45 minutes to an hour or until onions begin to soften.

*Add broth, Guinness beer, Soy Sauce, Bay Leaf, vinegar and spices into the onion mixture.

*Cover the Guinness Onion Soup and cook on low heat 6 to 8 hours or high heat setting 3 to 4 hours.

*Once the soup is finished, be sure to remove the bay leaf and serve.

Have You Ever Tried Guinness Onion Soup Before? What Did You Think?

Dawn McAlexander: Dawn has been a music lover her entire life. She went to college in Boone, NC, an area that is rich in music and culture. She also worked as a radio deejay for 10 years and grew up in Southeastern, Va, a melting pot of different musical styles and traditions. She has been to more concerts than she can count in every genre you can imagine. She resides in North Carolina with her husband, Kenny, and their dog, Marley, and cat, TJ.

View Comments (16)

  • That sounds awesome. I have never had beer in a soup before I don't think, so I can't wait to try this.

  • I LOVE busting out the slow cooker, and this is the kind of recipe that I love the most. Plus, I love Guinness, so score!

  • I have never tried it before. It does look very good though. I may have to try this one out very soon. Thanks.

  • I have been looking for new slow cooker recipes. This Onion soup recipe looks delicious. I will have to try it out for sure.

  • I am definitely going to try this recipe!! I love onion soup and making it in the slow cooker would be great!!

  • My husband loves a good onion soup! What a great recipe, I should try this for him sometime. I can't eat it, it gives me the worst heartburn...thanks to having kids. lol.

  • I need to try this recipe as it looks so good! I am going to make it very soon as it looks like the perfect dish for this cold weather.