This one pot chicken gnocchi soup is as delicious as it is easy. Tender chicken, potato gnocchi, and fresh spinach in a zesty, creamy sauce come together to create a one pot dish that’s quick, easy, and always delicious.
When it comes to savory comfort foods, there’s nothing better in my book than chicken soup. Old-fashioned favorites like this hearty chicken noodle soup always leave my heart and belly feeling warm and full, with memories as wonderful as the flavors.
Every bite of chicken soup always brings up memories of how good it felt to eat a warm spoonful when I was sick as a kid or how my kids always loved a big bowl of it on a cold day.
Of course, as you know by now, I like to get creative with my dishes, which is why you’ll often find recipes like my creamy chicken tortellini soup on my dinner table, as well.
My newest addition to my chicken soup rotation is this one pot chicken gnocchi soup. It’s a zesty, creamy soup that combines tender chicken with potato gnocchi and spinach to create bowlfuls of hearty flavors and textures that my entire family loves. Yours will, too!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Simple Ingredients: You can find everything you need for this recipe in your kitchen or at your local grocery store.
- Easy: This recipe only takes a few simple steps and about an hour (or less) from start to finish.
- Flavorful: The combination of tender chicken, potato gnocchi, veggies, and spinach in that creamy, zesty sauce creates a soup that explodes with flavor in every bite.
- Customizable: It’s easy to tweak this recipe to make it your own.
Ingredients
You’ll find a complete list of ingredients and their exact amounts in the recipe card at the end of the post.
Variations
- Chicken: Chicken breasts and thighs both work well in this recipe. You can also use a rotisserie chicken to save some time.
- Seafood: Shrimp, prawn, crab, oysters, mussels, or scallops would work in this recipe for a tasty seafood soup.
- Mild: Omit the red pepper flakes for a mild version of this soup.
- Cheese: Add grated Parmesan cheese for even more flavor.
- Potatoes: Use potatoes in place of gnocchi for a delicious chicken and potato soup.
How to Make One Pot Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Step 1: Add the chicken to a Dutch oven with olive oil. Sprinkle with pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder, and cook over medium heat until cooked through. Shred and set aside.
Step 2: Add more oil to the pot, and saute the vegetables over medium heat until the onions are translucent and the veggies are tender.
Step 3: Add the shredded chicken, broth, salt, pepper, and thyme, and bring to a boil.
Step 4: Stir in the gnocchi and continue boiling for 4 to 5 minutes. Then, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Step 5: Stir in the cream, milk, and spinach and cook until the spinach is tender.
Step 6: Enjoy!
Tips
- Pat your chicken dry with paper towels before cooking it in oil to reduce spattering.
- Stir your vegetables often while cooking them to keep the garlic from getting brown and bitter.
- Your soup should be at a low simmer, not boiling, when you add your milk and cream to prevent curdling.
- Shred your chicken while it’s still hot but safe to handle. Cool meat doesn’t shred nearly as well.
- If you don’t have a Dutch oven, choose a large pot with the heaviest bottom possible to help distribute heat evenly and retain heat more readily.
- Gnocchi is finished cooking when it floats on top of the soup.
One Pot Chicken Gnocchi Soup FAQ
Chicken gnocchi soup is typically made with chicken breasts, gnocchi, carrots, celery, onions, and a creamy broth generally made with cream and broth. Other ingredients like spinach may be added, as well.
Whether or not you cook gnocchi before adding it to soup depends on the recipe. Lighter soups may call for the gnocchi to be cooked first, so it doesn’t make the soup too thick as it releases starch. In a creamy soup, gnocchi is often cooked in the soup itself, as the released starch serves to thicken the soup a bit more.
Once the gnocchi expand and rise to the surface of the soup they are done.
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One Pot Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 teaspoon Slap Ya Mama seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 1 cup white onion, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- ½ cup carrots, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 16 ounces potato gnocchi
- 1 ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup fresh spinach, chopped
Instructions
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat.
- Add chicken to the pot and sprinkle with pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Cook chicken until completely cooked through and no longer pink.
- Remove from the pot, shred chicken breasts and set aside.
- Add remaining tablespoon of olive oil to the pot and add celery, onions, carrots, and minced garlic. Sauté until onions are translucent and other veggies are tender.
- Add shredded chicken, broth, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning to the pot. Bring to a boil.
- Stir in gnocchi and continue to boil for another 4-5 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in heavy cream, milk, and spinach. Cook until spinach is tender, about 2-3 minutes)
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Refrigerate for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
- Freezing is not recommended, as soups made with cream generally break when defrosted.
- Heat all the soup in a pot over medium-low heat or microwave individual portions at 1-minute intervals.
- Pat your chicken dry with paper towels before cooking it in oil to reduce spattering.
- Stir your vegetables often while cooking them to keep the garlic from getting brown and bitter.
- Your soup should be at a low simmer, not boiling, when you add your milk and cream to prevent curdling.
- Shred your chicken while it’s still hot but safe to handle. Cool meat doesn’t shred nearly as well.
- If you don’t have a Dutch oven, choose a large pot with the heaviest bottom possible to help distribute heat evenly and retain heat more readily.
- Your gnocchi is finished cooking when it floats on top of the soup.
Nutrition
I love a good one-pot meal, and this chicken recipe did not disappoint. Everything cooked perfectly together, and the flavors were so savory. It’s the perfect solution for a busy weeknight!
A perfect combination for a comforting bowl of soup! I love how its a little creamy but not too thick and heavy. It’s so delicious!
The gnocchi stayed soft and the soup was really filling. Great one-pot meal.
I love a good creamy soup especially when the weather is a bit colder. This totally warmed me up
This is basically Italian chicken and dumplings, and I love it! Really good.
This is so yummy! I love the Italian flavors, and it’s so perfect for the winter.