Chicken and Gnocchi Soup Slow Cooker
There is nothing better than crock pot meal.
You can prepare this Chicken and Gnocchi Soup before you leave the house for the day and it will be waiting for you when you need dinner.
Once you brown your chicken, you are ready to start adding your ingredients to the Crock Pot.
These are the INGREDIENTS you will need:
- 1 1/4 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs,cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 cup julienne carrots, 1 1/2×1/4×1/4-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 Carton 32 oz chicken broth
- 1 Can 10 3/4 oz condensed cream of mushroom with roasted garlic soup
- 1 Package 16 oz gnocchi
- 1 Package 9 oz frozen baby sweet peas, thawed
These are the INSTRUCTIONS you need for preparation:
- In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook chicken 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned and no longer pink in the center.
- Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, mix chicken and remaining ingredients except gnocchi and peas.
- Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
- Increase heat setting to High. Stir in gnocchi and peas. Cover; cook about 30 minutes longer or until gnocchi and peas are tender.
NOTES
Gnocchi are sometimes available frozen. If you use frozen gnocchi, be sure to thaw first before adding to the soup.
Plain cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup will work in this recipe, but the roasted garlic variety adds lots of flavor.
You can freeze this soup. The soup stays well in the freezer for a couple of months when stored in an air-tight containers.
You can use leftover roitisserie chicken for extra flavor.
You may want to use less thyme than suggestedSome gnocchi is very large, you can cut these pieces in half.
You may want to add additional salt to the final soup, this soup does not have a lot of salt in it, especially if you use low-sodium chicken broth.
To make a thicker soup mix together 1 Tbs cornstarch and 1 Tbs cold water and stir until thickened.
The carrots, celery, onions, peas and thyme are all healthy ingredients. The chicken broth and cream of mushroom soup create the creamy base.
Adding them to the boneless skinless chicken and gnocchi creates an entirely healthy meal for you and your family.
Low in fats and sugars, you can lower the sodium by using a sodium free broth.
You get the flavor of pasta and chicken without the calories and higher barbs of other pasta meals.
All you need to complete the meal is some homemade bread or baguettes. A nice salad and a glass of wine wouldn’t hurt either!
I have some great tips on getting the most from your crock pot at How Not To Make The Worst Crock Pot Meal Ever.
Chicken and Gnocchi Soup Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs,cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 cup julienne carrots, 1 1/2×1/4×1/4-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 Carton 32 oz chicken broth
- 1 Can 10 3/4 oz condensed cream of mushroom with roasted garlic soup
- 1 Package 16 oz gnocchi
- 1 Package 9 oz frozen baby sweet peas, thawed
Instructions
- In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook chicken 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned and no longer pink in the center.
- Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, mix chicken and remaining ingredients except gnocchi and peas.
- Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
- Increase heat setting to High. Stir in gnocchi and peas. Cover; cook about 30 minutes longer or until gnocchi and peas are tender.
Notes
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YUM! I love the chicken and gnocchi at Olive Garden but I bet yours is just as good or better! Now maybe I can make it at home. Shared x 4 ♥
Thanks Dee! It is very good. I never had the Olive Garden version but now I am going to ahve to. Thanks for the tip and as always for all your shares. Enjoy your week!
Slow Cooker recipes are a must for this busy family! Thank you for the new one. It looks like a great one for the fall and winter! 🙂
Thanks for linking up @ LiveLifeWell!
Blessings,
Amy
My slow cooker sits on my counter right next to the coffee pot!! LOL. Have a lovely week!
Chicken and gnocchi soup in slow cooker sounds like I need to try it soon. Hope you have a great week ahead. Thanks for sharing with us : )
I just love my slow cooker. And the aromas from it just fill my home. Enjoy Menaka.
YUM, comfort food. I can’t wait to try this when it cools down! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
I do hope you enjoy it as much as we do Jann. Have a lovely day!
Hi Marilyn,
This looks like a bowl of pure delicious comfort! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Miz Helen
Don’t you just love when your pasta pairs nicely with a soup? Thank you and I hope your evening is quiet.
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This slow cooker soup recipe looks so good Marilyn. Thanks for sharing it at Cooking and Crafting with J&J. Enjoy the week
Julie
Thank you Julie. I am glad you like the soup. Have a lovely week.
Morning Marilyn,
Nice to meet you here in blogland as this is my first time to come across your blog.
I love the Chicken Gnocci soup from Olive Garden, so when I saw your recipe I saved it
and can’t wait to try it when the weather gets cooler, which want be until late October,
but I love soups in the Fall and Winter, so thanks for sharing this! Can never be too
prepared early…..lol
Blessings,
Nellie
Welcome to my kitchen Nellie! Glad to see you found me. The kinds words about my soup made me smile. In fact, this soup is an Olice Garden knockoff so I am sure when you make it you will enjoy it. Please come back and let me know! Have a great week!
It’s funny, I posted a crock pot soup and my family all told me how crazy that I was to post soup in this heat. I’m not sure why I did but I figured that it was food and I cooked it in the slow cooker so it didn’t heat up the house. My family ate it. Anyway, it warmed my heart a bit (or maybe helped me feel that if I was crazy, that I wasn’t the only one)! Thanks for that!!! The soup looks nice and hearty and just like my kind of soup! Thank you for sharing.
Pshaw. I use my crock pot all year round. In winter it is easier with my busy schedule to make dinner. In summer, as you said, it keeps the house cooler. Granted, my family has their preferred winter meals, but not all soups fall in that category. LOL. Tell them I saids so. Glad I could validate your decision.
I love gnocchi and I’m sure they taste delicious prepared in this soup, Marilyn! I also enjoy Progresso brand products–always good quality.
Thank you Pat. I make this soup every once in a while but my crew love it!! Enjoy.
A delicious cream based soup that is true comfort food on a dreary day.