Chicken Gnocchi Soup is a creamy and rich soup that will warm you up! This soup is full of tender potato gnocchi and chicken and seasoned with simple flavors that are amazingly delicious!
2garlic cloves, minced or 1 tsp. bottled minced garlic
6tbspbutter
1/3cupflour
3cans (14.5 oz. each)chicken broth
3cupshalf and half or whole milk *2% works too, not skim
1/4tspdried basil leaves
1 tspsalt*more to taste as needed
pepper to taste
3/4cupparmesan cheese, shredded*I prefer grating fresh cheese, not bottled - it melts better
1cupfresh spinach, chopped small (optional)*added at the very end- you can add more if desired
Instructions
In a large pot, melt your butter over medium heat. Add your minced garlic, chopped onions and shredded carrots. Let them the cook for a few minutes until the onion is starting to look translucent.
Add your flour to the cooking veggies and stir it around. Let the flour and veggies cook for about 2 minutes, stirring it the entire time so the flour and butter doesn't stick and burn to the pot.
Pour in your chicken broth and half and half (or milk). Stir or whisk it in making sure the veggies are mixed well and not lumped together from the flour.
Reduce your heat to medium-low. Stir the soup occasionally as it thickens. Once it starts to thicken add in your basil, salt and pepper. Mix well. (It can take up to 30 minutes or longer for the soup to thicken).
Add your uncooked gnocchi, seperating them if they are stuck together in the package. Stir them in the soup.
Add your chicken and parmesan cheese. Mix well. Taste and adjust the seasonings to your liking.
If the soup isn't as thick as you would like it, add 1 tbsp. cornstarch to 2 tbsp. COLD water in a small dish and mix it well. Add this cornstarch slurry to your bubbling soup. If it still isn't as thick as you like it, make and add more cornstarch slurry again.
Notes
This soup can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days and can be reheated on your stove top or in smaller servings in the microwave.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.