Last week, here in Utah the sun was out. It was really out, I tell you. My little boys and I went for a walk, we even hung out at the park. I pushed them on a swing for a while…and then they pushed me on the swing. (Give a moment of silence for the poor hinges on that swing, would ya? I’m hoping it’s still hanging out at the park in one piece!)
The weather last week was just plain lovely, is the point I’m trying to make here. Shiny and lovely.
And now, even as a write this post there are huge snow flakes coming down in droves outside my window. The wind is blowing and the sky is dark, man. Really dark. I’m pretty sure the park and I wouldn’t love each other as much today.
But then that’s March for you. Just a little sampling of all kinds of weather. Little bit of sun, little bit of snow, little bit of variety whipped up and trying to make everybody happy.
Lucky for you and I, there is nothing better on a cold and snowy day than a warm bowl of soup. This Chicken Gnocchi Soup is absolutely fabulous. Creamy, rich and flavorful. Comfort food at its best. It comes together quickly, you only need 30-40 minutes to make it all happen. Hope you give it a try!
If you are wondering what in the world gnocchi is, let me shed a little bit of light on the subject. Gnocchi are Italian dumplings made from potatoes and flour. I found this handy little package of Gnocchi at Walmart, which means most of you should be able to find them pretty easily. Unless you live in Zimbabwe. I’m not sure if the local Walmart there carries Gnocchi. Just putting that little disclaimer out there.
1. Get your onion and garlic peeled and chopped, your carrots peeled and grated and your celery chopped.
2. Heat a large pot up over medium high heat. Pour 2-3 tablespoons of Olive Oil into it.
3. When the oil is hot toss your chopped veggies into the pan. Cook them over medium high heat, stirring occasionally for about 5-8 minutes or until the onions are translucent.
4. Take the lovely rotisserie chicken out of the package and set it on a plate.
5. Pour the broth that is left in the bottom of the chicken package into a large measuring cup. You should have about 1 cup of broth from the pan.
6. Pull the skin off of the chicken, and take the meat off of the bones. Chop it up with a sharp knife.
7. When your veggies are done cooking pour the broth from the chicken and 7 cups of hot water into the pot. Add 8 chicken bullion cubes and give it a nice stir.
8. Add the chopped chicken
and bring the soup to a boil.
9. Open up the package of Gnocchi and pour it into the pot. Let the soup come to a boil again and allow the gnocchi to cook for about 3-4 minutes. The gnocchi will be cooked through when they float to the top of the broth. It should happen pretty fast.
10. Chop yourself about 1 1/2 cups of spinach and toss it into the pot.
11. Pour in 4 cups of Half and Half, 1 teaspoon dried thyme, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 tablespoon sugar and 2 tablespoons of butter. Stir it around a bit and let it come to a boil.
12. In a small bowl combine 1/4 C cold water and 5 tablespoons of cornstarch. Mix it well and pour it into the soup pot.
13. Bring the soup to a boil, while you stir. It will thicken as the soup reaches a boil.
14. Taste it and season it to your liking with salt and pepper.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 large carrots, peeled and grated
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
- 2-3 T olive oil
- 1 Rotisserie Chicken + 1 C reserved broth from the bottom of the chicken containerย
- 7 C water
- 8 chicken bullion cubes
- 1 (16 ounce) package Potato Gnocchiย
- 4 C half and half
- 1 1/2 C spinach, chopped
- 1 t thyme
- 1/8 t nutmeg
- 1 T sugar
- 1/4 C cold water
- 5 T cornstarch
- salt and pepperย
- 2 T butter
Instructions
1. Get your onion and garlic peeled and chopped, your carrots peeled and grated and your celery chopped.ย
2. Heat a large pot up over medium high heat. Pour 2-3 tablespoons of Olive Oil into it.ย
ย 3. When the oil is hot toss your chopped veggies into the pan. Cook them over medium high heat, stirring occasionally for about 5-8 minutes or until the onions are translucent.ย
4. Take the lovely rotisserie chicken out of the package and set it on a plate.ย
5. Pour the broth that is left in the bottom of the chicken package into a large measuring cup. You should have about 1 cup of broth from the pan. ย
6. Pull the skin off of the chicken, and take the meat off of the bones. Chop it up with a sharp knife.ย
7. When your veggies are done cooking pour the broth from the chicken and 7 cups of hot water into the pot. Add 8 chicken bullion cubes and give it a nice stir.ย
8. Add the chopped chicken and bring the soup to a boil.ย
9. Open up the package of Gnocchi and pour it into the pot. Let the soup come to a boil again and allow the gnocchi to cook for about 3-4 minutes. The gnocchi will be cookedย through when they float to the top of the broth. It should happen pretty fast.ย
10. Chop yourself about 1 1/2 cups of spinach and toss it into the pot.ย
11. Pour in 4 cups of Half and Half, 1 teaspoon dried thyme, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 tablespoon sugar and 2 tablespoons of butter. Stir it around a bit and let it come to a boil.ย
12. In a small bowl combine 1/4 C cold water and 5 tablespoons of cornstarch. Mix it well and pour it into the soup pot.ย
13. Bring the soup to a boil, while you stir. It will thicken as the soup reaches a boil.ย
14. Taste it and season it to your liking with salt and pepper.ย
Enjoy!
Recipe adapted from Freida Loves Bread and Allrecipes
do you think it would be impossible to freeze this?? its got so much dairy in it.. but it makes so much, and we LOVE it.. but with just two of us this litterally lasts an entire week.
The squash is in place of some of the poetaots about half poetaots, half squash. Delicious blasphemy, if you ask me I have to admit, I saw one of those gnocchi boards somewhere the other day, and the first thing that crossed my mind was, There’s one of those silly single-use products. Why do I need a special board taking up space in my kitchen JUST for gnocchi? I guess if you really make a lot of gnocchi . . . . Anyway, I can’t really argue with thrift store finds
Uhh…yeah. Sure.
I haven’t froze it yet, I love it so much I’ll eat it every single meal for several days until its gone, but I’m sure it’d freeze fine.
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OMG…absolutely fabulous!!!! Definitely a keeper!!! Yummm!!
This is an amazing recipe! I am a terrible cook and this soup turned out to be amazing. my boyfriend could actually eat something I made for once haha. I didn’t have enough broth from the rotiserrie chicken but the bullion cube and water method worked perfectly. Tons of leftovers, I’ll definitely be making this again, thank you for this post!
I am making this recipe for the second time, my husband and I love it! Very simple to make and leaves tons of leftovers for the two of us!
Thanks so much for this recipe, I made it tonight for dinner. This is my husbands favorite soup at Olive Garden and he told me that this was Better!!
Love this recipe….it is the best!! Can it be frozen? I made a batch today in hopes it can be. Thanks!
I haven’t froze it, but I’m sure it can be. I usually just eat it for every single meal until it’s gone, it’s so yummy!
I did end up freezing it and everything but the gnocci was perfect. The gnocci was pasty like. I would make a batch without the gnocci, freeze it then add gnocci when heating it up since it doesnt take long to cook. This is my favorite recip!! Love this website/blog so much!!
This is an excellent soup! I made it tonight and we think it’s better than Olive Garden’s! Thank you!!
Thanks for posting this recipe, I make it all the time. I cheat, we eat most of the chicken breast for dinner and use what’s left to make the soup. I also varied the ingredients, sometimes I use a 1/2 or a whole box of frozen spinach, sometimes I use a carton of chicken broth, sometimes I use left over turkey, sometimes I use 1/2 heavy cream and 1/2 milk, I always use less thyme. I’ve discovered that you can substitute these other ingredients and the soup always come out great.
Bonnie,
Thanks for these great tips!
~Jamie