Chicken Gnocchi SoupChicken Gnocchi Soup is the ultimate cold-weather comfort food! Tender carrots, soft pillowy gnocchi, seasoned chicken, and the most creamy, delicious base. Make it on the stovetop or in the crock pot!
- 2 TBSP olive oil
- 2 lbs chicken breast
- 3 tsp thyme divided
- 1 and 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 3 TBSP butter
- 3 stalks celery
- 4 large carrots
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 2 medium cloves garlic
- 1/4 tsp italian seasoning
- 5-6 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 2 packages gnocchi
- 1 and 1/2 cups half and half
- 1 cup fresh spinach
- Cook chicken: Heat olive oil in dutch oven or large soup pot. Season the chicken breast with salt + pepper and 1 tsp thyme. Cook chicken, flipping occasionally to help it cook evenly, until done (no longer pink in the middle). Let rest on a plate until later.
Make the soup: (If using the same pot from cooking the chicken, wipe out the bottom first.) Roughly chop your carrots and celery, and dice your onion and garlic.
- Melt butter in the dutch oven or large soup pot. Add the celery, carrots, onion, garlic, remaining 2 tsp of thyme, and an extra pinch of salt and pepper, and the italian seasoning. Cook on medium high heat, stirring, for 12 minutes. (Carrots + celery will have softened but won't be completely tender.)
- Add the broth to the pot - bring to a boil. Then, lower to a simmer - cook 10-15 minutes, or until the carrots and celery have softened. Cut the chicken into chunks and add to the pot with the uncooked gnocchi - boil 2-3 minutes to cook the gnocchi. Turn the heat to low and add the half & half. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Stir in the spinach - the heat of the soup will wilt it.
Serve + Store: Serve warm with crusty bread - the best! Store leftovers in the fridge for up to a week. (The creamy soup base will thicken up in the fridge, but it will smooth back out when reheated in the microwave or on the stove!)
- Soup can also be stored in freezer-safe container in the freezer for 2 months. Move to fridge a day before using to let it thaw, or dump the frozen block of soup into a pot and reheat on the stove.
NOTE: To make this in a crockpot:
- Add chicken, spices, garlic, onion, celery, carrots, and broth to your crock pot (omit the olive oil and butter). Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours. Shred the chicken in the crockpot.
- Add gnocchi and cook 30-45 minutes, until gnocchi is cooked.
- Stir in the half and half and spinach, and you're done!
Source :
bluebowlrecipes.com
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