One-Pot Hen Gnocchi Soup | Cookies and Cups

Do-it-yourself Hen Gnocchi Soup is made for cold evenings! This straightforward soup recipe tastes as if it comes from a restaurant kitchen, however solely takes one pot and half-hour to make on the range. It’s stuffed with tender hen, veggies, and mushy gnocchi dumplings within the silkiest cream broth. 

For those who love comforting one-pot soup recipes like this straightforward gnocchi soup, strive my One Pot Lasagna Soup, too!

Creamy Gnocchi Soup (Higher Than Olive Backyard!)

Who else isn’t fairly prepared to surrender sweater climate? It’s been a protracted winter, and whereas I can really feel spring peeking across the nook, I’m nonetheless clinging to my cashmere and comfortable dinners till additional discover.

On a current chilly weeknight, I made a pot of essentially the most life-changing hen gnocchi soup. So, clearly, I’m sharing it with you!

This do-it-yourself hen gnocchi soup tastes identical to the wealthy and creamy soup from Olive Backyard (IYKYK). It’s full of juicy chunks of hen and little pillows of tender gnocchi, soaked within the silkiest, creamiest hen broth ever. And the most effective half is, you can also make it by yourself stovetop in lower than half-hour!

What’s Gnocchi?

Gnocchi is a standard Italian dumpling recipe, created from potatoes, eggs, and flour. You’ll normally discover gnocchi within the pasta aisle, or frozen or refrigerated with different recent pasta at most grocery shops. 

Gnocchi come in numerous styles and sizes, however they’re mostly formed like little lumps of dough, typically with small ridges. 

What You’ll Want

Beneath is every part you’ll have to make this do-it-yourself hen gnocchi soup. Don’t neglect to scroll to the recipe card for the total portions and recipe instructions. 

• Onion and Carrots: Diced and sauteed in butter, for aromatics.
• Seasoning: I season this soup with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper, plus crushed crimson pepper flakes for a little bit of kick.
• Garlic: As a result of every part is best with recent garlic.
• Flour: Cooking off the flour with the butter and veggies creates a “roux” that helps to thicken the soup.
• Hen Inventory and Bouillon: I like to recommend utilizing low-sodium hen broth, or Homemade Chicken Stock. I additionally stir in bouillon paste to boost the flavour (Higher Than Bouillon is the one I all the time use). Cubes or vegetable bouillon will even work.
• Milk: I add a little bit of milk to the inventory because it makes the broth creamy. 
• Hen: This soup is a superb manner to make use of up a leftover rotisserie hen. I had one in my fridge that I cubed up, however any cooked hen will do.
• Gnocchi: I take advantage of frozen gnocchi on this soup because it’s much less prone to overcook. It’s wonderful to make use of recent or dried gnocchi as a substitute, simply keep in mind that it’s going to prepare dinner extra rapidly.
• Heavy Cream: For those who’d want a lighter soup, use half-and-half.
• Spinach: You need to use recent or frozen child spinach. For those who’re utilizing recent, keep in mind to take away the stems.

The best way to Make Hen Gnocchi Soup

For those who’ve ever had a disaster of being whereas deciding between Olive Backyard’s hen gnocchi soup and their equally well-known Zuppa Tuscana, identical. The excellent news is, we now have one-half of the equation sorted at house! This scrumptious and creamy hen gnocchi soup recipe comes collectively rapidly in a single pot on the stovetop: 

• Saute: To begin, you’ll saute the carrots and onions in a little bit of butter. As soon as softened, stir in your seasonings and garlic. After a few minute the garlic needs to be aromatic. Now, you’ll sprinkle in some flour. Preserve stirring for one more minute whereas it cooks off and creates a roux with the veggies.

Mix: Subsequent, pour in hen inventory and bouillon, together with some milk, and provides every part a whisk to mix. Proceed to whisk whereas the broth heats, and when it’s barely at a boil, stir in your cubed hen. Afterward, flip down the warmth and let the soup simmer for a bit.

Add Gnocchi: After 10 minutes or so, dump within the frozen gnocchi and let it prepare dinner. It ought to take about 3 minutes (give or take) to grow to be tender, however preserve an eye fixed in order that it doesn’t overcook.

End and Serve: Lastly, add chopped spinach to the pot, and stir within the heavy cream. Take the pot off the warmth and canopy it whereas the spinach wilts. Proper on the finish, season your soup with salt and pepper to style. Then, serve!

Ideas for Success 

This soup recipe could be very easy. Listed here are some extra suggestions to remember:

• Don’t boil the soup. I say this for 2 causes. The primary is as a result of boiling could cause the dairy within the soup to separate and curdle. Secondly, boiling the hen items will make them powerful and chewy. Ensure to show down the warmth as soon as the soup begins to steam.
• Serve the soup immediately. The gnocchi tends to grow to be gummy the longer it sits within the sizzling broth. Because of this, this soup is finest loved proper after it’s made. In any other case, take into account solely including within the gnocchi simply earlier than you’re able to serve.

Add-Ins and Variations

Do-it-yourself soup is one factor I’ll by no means run out of how to customise. This hen gnocchi soup is scrumptious as is, however you may all the time adapt the components and check out totally different add-ins to swimsuit. Listed here are some straightforward concepts:

• Totally different Protein: Make this soup with sliced or floor sausage as a substitute of hen. You’ll be able to brown the raw sausage when you saute your carrots and onions.
• Extra Veggies: Add diced bell peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, celery, or cherry tomatoes. Instead of spinach, strive chopped kale.
• Herbs: Mess around with including extra recent or dried herbs like thyme, rosemary, parsley, and basil.

Serving Options

We love cozying up with bowls of hen soup on cool evenings. Generally we’ll go all out, Olive Backyard-style, and luxuriate in this hen gnocchi soup with do-it-yourself Cheesy Breadsticks and a facet of inexperienced salad. 

Generally I’ll grate recent parmesan over the soup or sprinkle in some croutons to essentially kick the consolation issue up a notch. Gnocchi soup makes an ideal entree or facet with roasted veggies or Air Fryer Asparagus. Or, serve this soup with heartier sides like Stuffed Garlic Bread or Cheesy French Bread Pizza.

Storing and Reheating Leftover Gnocchi Soup

Whereas this hen and gnocchi soup is finest loved immediately, any leftover soup could be refrigerated hermetic for as much as 3 days. Word that the gnocchi might grow to be a bit mushy the longer it’s saved. Reheat your hen gnocchi soup both within the microwave or on the stovetop.

For those who’re making this recipe forward, I like to recommend getting ready the soup as directed and leaving out the gnocchi. Retailer the hen soup after which add the gnocchi if you reheat it.

Can I Freeze Hen Gnocchi Soup?

Technically, this soup could be frozen, although I don’t suggest it. Dairy-based soups typically don’t maintain up nicely when frozen, and the gnocchi will grow to be soggy. 

Fortunately, it’s fast to make and it disappears from the pot so quick, we hardly have leftovers!