Chicken Gnocchi Soup – Instant Pot, Stove Top

Chicken Gnocchi Soup has a thick and creamy broth, loaded with potato gnocchi, chicken, carrots, celery, and fresh spinach. This delicious, Olive Garden restaurant-style Chicken Gnocchi soup is easy to make at home and comes together in under 30 minutes!! 

Love creamy soup? Try my creamy Tomato Bisque, Wild Rice Mushroom Soup, or Cream of Mushroom Soup.

 

 

 

Olive Garden, is one of my family’s favorite restaurants and we tried Chicken Gnocchi soup there. My kids just loved it.

This is one of the most filling soups I have ever tried. Not only it tastes delicious but also fills you up.

Loved how creamy and rich the soup tasted with that tiny potato gnocchi, it just melted in the mouth. I just knew I had to try this recipe at home.

After a couple of trials, I finally nailed the perfect Chicken Gnocchi soup recipe. It’s been a few years now, I have been making this soup at home and my family loves this homemade Chicken Gnocchi soup.

My son always says “Mom, this is the BEST Chicken Gnocchi soup!!” My son is a foodie and a big food critic in my family. Without his approval, no recipe can make to our menu. LOL!!!

WHAT IS GNOCCHI

Gnocchi is a classic Italian pasta, dumplings made out of potato and flour. This gnocchi or dumplings can be served in a variety of ways.

Baked gnocchi with some creamy cheese sauce, serve it with some classic Italian tomato pasta sauce, or you can even saute these dumplings with some vegetables.

Gnocchi tastes great in soups as well. However, if you serve these dumplings, it tastes just awesome. 

WHAT IS CHICKEN GNOCCHI SOUP

Chicken Gnocchi soup is a thick and creamy broth soup loaded with veggies, chicken, and the star ingredient potato gnocchi.

Flavored with some herbs, spices, and a handful of fresh spinach. This soup is cooked in a rich white sauce.

Chicken Gnocchi soup is served with some breadsticks and salad. Thus making it a hearty, delicious, one-pot meal. 

 

 

INGREDIENTS FOR CHICKEN GNOCCHI SOUP

ONION –  I prefer yellow onion, as it has a mild flavor as compared to red onion.

GARLIC – adds a ton of flavor to the soup. Fresh garlic or garlic powder, both work fine.

CELERY – adds a nice texture to the soup.

CARROTS – carrots add an extra flavor to this soup, you can chop the carrots or shred them.

CHICKEN – I am using boneless, skinless chicken breast for this recipe. However, bone-in chicken may also be substituted instead of chicken breast.

If using bone-in chicken, make sure you have enough chicken meat to add to the soup after you shred the chicken.

I sometimes even use the leftover rotisserie to make this soup and it tastes delicious.

GNOCCHI – Gnocchi can be fresh, frozen, or dry. Fresh gnocchi can be found in the refrigerated section.

You can find frozen gnocchi in the freezer section and dry gnocchi can be found in the pasta aisle with all the other dry pasta.

I prefer fresh or dry gnocchi. However, you can use frozen gnocchi as well. For cooking the gnocchi follow the package direction for the best results.

 

 

INGREDIENTS FOR CHICKEN GNOCCHI SOUP (CONTINUED)

HERBS – herbs that go well with the creamy flavors of this soup and some of my family favorites include thyme, Italian seasoning, oregano, parsley, and basil.

I use one or a combination of herbs to add more depth and flavor to this soup. You can use any herb of your choice.

BROTH – low sodium broth adds a layer of flavor. Low sodium broth helps control sodium intake.

You can also use a bouillon, mix it with water as per package instructions and use it.

DAIRY – heavy cream, half and half, or just milk, works great. The richness of the soup depends upon the fat content used. 

CHEESE – I add a very small amount of Parmesan cheese at the end for that extra flavor 

FLOUR – mainly to thicken the soup. You can make it gluten-free by adding cornstarch slurry. Using equal parts of cornstarch and water, make a slurry.

Add this slurry at the end, and bring the soup to a gentle boil or until it thickens to the desired consistency.

 

 

 

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN GNOCCHI SOUP

This amazing Chicken Gnocchi soup can be made in a fraction of a time in your Instant Pot. You can make the same recipe on the stovetop as well. 

INSTANT POT CHICKEN GNOCCHI SOUP

Turn on the saute mode (high), when it displays “HOT”, add oil and butter.

Add garlic, onion, carrots, and celery. Saute for 2-3 minutes.

Add flour, and saute for 2-3 minutes or until the raw smell of flour is no more. 

Add chicken broth, and deglaze the bottom of the pot. Mix well.

Add chicken breasts. Close the Instant Pot lid, and pressure value on sealing.

Turn the Manual / Pressure Cook (high) for 15 minutes.

Note: Depending upon the size of the chicken breast – small to large, adjust the cooking time from 10 – 15 minutes. For small sizes, cook for 10 minutes, for large, thick sizes, cook for 15 minutes.

After the Instant Pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally, around 10 minutes.

Open the Instant Pot, remove the chicken, and using a fork shred the chicken.

Turn ON sauté mode (high), add gnocchi and cook till Gnocchi floats on the top. It took me around 3-4 minutes.

Note: Please use the recommended cooking time for gnocchi on the package.

Add the shredded chicken back to the pot. Add cream, spinach, and basil, and cook for a couple of mins or until spinach is wilted down.

Adjust seasoning- salt and pepper as per taste. Chicken Gnocchi Soup is ready to serve. Enjoy!!

 

 

STOVETOP CHICKEN GNOCCHI SOUP

In a Dutch oven or a soup pot, follow the same recipe as discussed.

Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer until the chicken is cooked.

Remove the chicken from the soup, shred it, and put it back into the soup.

The rest of the recipe is the same as Instant Pot.