Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup

This creamy chicken gnocchi soup, with plenty of colorful vegetables, tender pasta, and rotisserie meat, is a warming meal that soothes the soul.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 446 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 carrots, shredded
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 cups torn fresh spinach
• 3 cups chicken broth, or more as needed
• 1 large zucchini, diced
• 1 pint fat-free half-and-half
• 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken meat
• 1 (16 ounce) package small gnocchi
• 0.25 cup butter
• 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.5 red bell pepper, diced
• 0.25 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoon ground thyme

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter with olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Cook and stir zucchini, celery, onion, red bell pepper, carrots, and garlic in hot butter-oil until vegetables are soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in flour until vegetables are coated; cook for 2 more minutes.

Step 2

Pour in chicken broth and stir until flour paste combines with broth and soup is thick and smooth, about 5 minutes. Pour in both kinds of half-and-half; bring to a simmer. Cook until soup is slightly thickened, about 5 more minutes.

Step 3

Gently fold chicken, gnocchi, and spinach into soup. Season with thyme, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Adjust thickness by adding more chicken broth, if desired.