Description
Warm up with a comforting bowl of Crockpot Chicken Gnocchi Soup. This creamy soup is loaded with tender chicken, pillowy gnocchi, and healthy vegetables, making it the perfect meal for a cozy night in.
Ingredients
Scale
For optional sautéed vegetables:
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup chopped celery
For soup:
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 (16-ounce) package potato gnocchi
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 cup half-and-half or heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch (optional, for thickening)
- 1 tablespoon cold water (if using cornstarch)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or butter (optional, for sautéing vegetables)
Instructions
- Optional sautéed vegetables: In a skillet, heat olive oil or butter and sauté onion, garlic, carrots, and celery for 4–5 minutes until softened.
- Soup: Add chicken, onion, garlic, carrots, celery, chicken broth, thyme, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to the crockpot. Cover and cook on low for 6–7 hours or on high for 3–4 hours, until chicken is cooked through and tender. Shred the chicken in the pot using two forks. Stir in the gnocchi and cook on high for 30 minutes until tender. Add spinach and cream, stirring until the spinach wilts and the soup is creamy. For a thicker soup, mix cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl, then stir into the soup and cook an additional 5–10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed before serving.
Notes
- This soup is great with crusty bread or a simple side salad.
- You can use pre-cooked rotisserie chicken to shorten the cook time—just add it when you add the gnocchi.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours (on low)
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
