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This easy, Crockpot Chicken Gnocchi soup is the perfect weeknight meal.

Crockpot Chicken Gnocchi Soup

This easy, Crockpot Chicken Gnocchi Soup is the perfect weeknight meal with carrots and celery.

Course main
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
  • 1/2 C. Yellow Onion; finely diced
  • 1 C. Celery; thinly sliced horizontally
  • 1 C. Carrots; cut into thin vertical strips
  • 4 C. Chicken Broth
  • 2 C. Milk or Half and Half
  • 2 Tbsp. Butter
  • 4 Cloves Garlic; minced
  • 2 Tsp. Poultry seasoning
  • 1 Tsp. Thyme
  • 1 1/2 Tsp. Garlic Powder
  • 1/4 C. Flour
  • 1/2 C. Grated Parmesan
  • 17.6 oz. Potato Gnocchi

Instructions

  1. In a skillet, melt butter on medium/high heat.

  2. Add onion, minced garlic, carrots and celery.

  3. Season with salt and pepper.

  4. Sprinkle with thyme and saute for around 3 minutes until onion becomes translucent.

  5. Add vegetable mixture to the bottom of a crockpot.

  6. Top with uncooked chicken breasts.

  7. Sprinkle tops of chicken with poultry seasoning, salt and pepper.

  8. Add chicken broth.

  9. Cook on High heat for 3 hours.

  10. Remove chicken from crockpot and cut into small cubes.  Return chicken to the crockpot and add the gnocchi.

  11. Lightly whisk flour into the milk and add to the crockpot.  Lightly stir, add garlic powder, cover and cook on low heat for 30 minutes.

  12. Add parmesan cheese and lightly stir.  Continue cooking on low heat with the lid removed for around 10 minutes before serving.

Recipe Notes

You can repeat the process of adding additional flour and milk until desired thickness is reached.  Milk is a healthier option, but Half and Half can be substituted for a richer flavor.