Take-out Tuesday, French Onion Soup Potato Boats
You’ve probably had soup in a bread bowl,
or perhaps a bread bowl filled with party dip…
How about soup in a potato boat!
French Onion Soup, yum
Caramelized Onions, beefy broth, melted Gruyère cheese…
With just a few modest ingredients
the preparation is simple…
The first step is caramelizing the onions
Once they’re golden, add flour
Stir and cook a minute or two to incorporate the flour
Add the broth, sherry and Worcestershire
Stir, cover, and turn the burner off
Let the soup sit on the burner for an hour or so to thicken
Rub olive oil all over washed potato skins and sprinkle with kosher salt
Bake at 425 for one hour or until soft in the middle
Cut the top potatoes partway down the center and then across
Push both ends of the potatoes towards the center to “fluff” the potatoes
and form a “bowl”
Place the potatoes in individual ramekins or shallow oven safe bowls
Now the soup will have thickened
Spoon the thickened soup into the potatoes, letting is spill out the sides
Top with sliced or grated Gruyère cheese
Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees
Return potatoes to oven for 20 minutes to heat through and melt cheese
Garnish with fresh thyme
Crumbled bacon would be a nice garnish option too
Serve this as a main dish or a side with grilled meat
This recipe is adapted from French Onion Baked Potatoes from Delish
French Onion Soup Potato Boats
Ingredients
- 3 medium baking potatoes washed
- 1 large onion sliced and diced
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- olive oil
- pinch of sugar**
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup beef broth
- 2 Tablespoons Sherry white wine, or red wine*
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3-4 oz Gruyère cheese sliced or grated
- fresh thyme
- crumbled bacon optional
Instructions
- Saute onion in butter with a dash of olive oil in a medium sauce pan over medium low hear. Add 2 sprigs of thyme and a pinch of sugar Cook, stirring occasionally until onions begin to caramelize and turn golden. Add flour and cook and stir for another minute or two to incorporate. Remove thyme and discard.
- Add broth, wine and Worcestershire, stir. Cover and turn burner off, leaving the sauce pan on the warm burner.
- Rub olive oil all over potato skins and sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake on a shallow pan at 425 degrees for 1 hour or until soft in the center. Cooking time may vary due to size of the potatoes.
- When potatoes are done, cut a slit part way down the top of potatoes lengthwise and crosswise. Gently push both ends of the potatoes towards the middle causing the potato to open up and form a “bowl.” Place potatoes in shallow oven safe bowls or ramekins.
- Spoon thickened soup into and over potatoes. Place cheese on top and return potatoes to a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes to heat through and melt cheese. Garnish with fresh thyme and bacon if desired.
Notes
Here are 2 other favorite stuffed potatoes:
Broccoli & Cheese Smothered Potatoes
broccoli, cheese sauce and french fried onions
pulled pork, BBQ sauce, green onions
Enjoy!
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Mmmmm… now this looks deliciously good!
What a fun and unique recipe!
Thanks Dorothy!
One of my favorite soups is French Onion. Looks delicious Jenna. Also, the broccoli cheese potato, yum…..
Thanks Emily, a fun twist on favorites 🙂
Baked potatoes and onion soup? What’s not to love?!!
ha ha, thanks Jeanie!
Jenna, this looks delicious! It is the perfect comfort food for a cold winter’s day! Thanks for sharing!
Yes, perfect comfort food!
Oh! My heart just skipped a beat….2 of my favorites combined! Pinned! Thank you for sharing. Visiting from Make it Monday
thanks Tina, a fun combo!
Jenna… OMG that looks delish. Soup and potato may be the new peanut butter and jelly. Have a wonderful week.
ha ha, a PBJ for grown-ups!
I really want one of those potato boats! My mercy! Made my mouth water Jenna. Happy Valentine’s day this week. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Oh good, thanks Cindy!!
Sounds like a nice hearty lunch:@)
thanks Lynn 🙂
What a fun combination! I love both French Onion Soup and baked potatoes, so I think that I’d like this.
It is a nice twist on a couple of favorites, thanks Sheryl 🙂
That looks so yummy! Pinned.
thanks, hope you enjoy!
I would say this is definitely comfort food at its best. Stay safe tonight Jenna!
thanks, I am about sick of rain!
Yum, Your French Onion Soup Potatoes float my boat Jenna! ♥
Goodness Jenna, what a delight for the taste buds. I am sure these flavors are over the moon. Just when I am thinking it’s diet time…LOL Thanks for sharing at Love Your Creativity.
ha ha, yes it’s not exactly diet food 🙂 thanks Linda!
Oh my goodness, what a fantastic potato! Hope you are having a really good week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
This sounds amazing!! Printing it out! Thanks!!
Thank you, I hope you enjoy!