What’s better on a chilly day than a steaming crock of French onion soup topped with toasted Gruyère cheese dripping down its sides? After searching long and hard to find a robust version of ...

French onion soup is so frickin' good. It really is. But so often, I feel like it's this sad, watery bowl of lazily made broth with a few bits of onions that are most definitely not caramelized.

Our five-star French onion soup recipe turns that big bag of trusty onions into a luxurious meal. By Sam Sifton Sara Bonisteel’s French onion soup.Credit...Armando Rafael for The New York Times.

Top with cheese. Broil 4 in. from heat until cheese is melted. Sweet onions complement the savory beef broth in French onion soup the best. If you need a substitute in a pinch, other types of ...

Caramelized onions, Gruyère, and crunchy croutons upgrade roasted butternut squash for this hearty fall meal. Breana Lai Killeen, M.P.H., RD, is a food editor, recipe developer, farmer and ...

It may be soup season, but there are so many French onion recipes that go beyond a bowl of broth! Ree Drummond is no stranger to the power of caramelized onions and cheese, and the many French ...

French onion ramen, using only four(ish) ingredients, was an immaculate answer. Well, so were our cheesy rice muffins, but those kinda sucked. (Still filling and hearty, though!) We launched the ...

And the most romantic dish you can order is the French onion soup. I’m not talking about the kind of romance one associates with chocolate-covered strawberries, Champagne and maybe oysters.

It is especially great to make during football season for a different take on the classic French onion dip we know and love. Technique tip: Be patient with the onions during caramelization!

I recently found myself with a large amount of French onion dip, homemade, of course, leftover from a party. It'd been in the fridge for a week, and there was enough left that I didn't want to ...