Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Flavorful slow cooker creamy chicken, vegetable and gnocchi soup. An easy and comforting dinner, perfect for cooler months.
Prior to school vacation week, I downloaded a few books to my Kindle, with high hopes of getting back into the swing of things. Spoiler: that didn’t happen. But I did finally start one of the books over the weekend. The part I’m struggling with is that I’m getting so sleepy reading. I’m not sure if it’s the timing or that the story is boring me. That sure would be a bad sign, huh? Everything We Left Behind is the second book in a series. I really enjoyed the first book, but I’m generally not a fan of books that retell a story from someone else’s perspective or experience. That’s the case with this series so far. Though it’ll fill in gaps, I’m not totally sold on it yet. The promising part is that it has 4 stars on Amazon. I’ll keep trudging along for a bit longer in hopes of it finally pulling me in like the first did.
Every awards season comes along and I haven’t seen a single one nominated… at least when it comes to movies. Shows is another story, because those are easier to watch and often included in the subscriptions we already have. Movies… not so much. I wish they’d offer some deals to watch nominated movies ahead of time… or even after the fact! Surely they’d make more than usual doing something like that. I discovered after this past awards show that the best way to watch is the next day from the dvr. Skip the commercials and speeches that aren’t interesting. Bonus, getting through the entire show in half the time! I managed to avoid all but one winning announcement before watching, not that it would’ve stopped me from catching up. Are you a fan of awards shows or would you rather skip them?
I told you before and it still stands true… January is soup month in my eyes. The perfect chilly weather to curl up with a warm bowl of homemade soup. I have my favorites that I’ll absolutely go to time and time again. Some I’ll absolutely never get sick of and will always recommend. I’m sure we can all say that!
This chicken gnocchi soup will absolutely be at the top of my soup list. It’s insanely good. It’s basically a cross between a creamy potato soup and chicken pie soup.
Incredibly flavorful. Super comforting. And SO easy to whip up.
This will hands down become a new favorite in your house too!
It requires such little prep or hands on time that there’s zero reason to pass this one up!
Be sure to add this easy slow cooker creamy chicken gnocchi soup to your dinner plans!
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Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless chicken breast
- 3/4 C yellow onion, chopped
- 3/4 C celery, chopped
- 1 C carrots, sliced
- 7 oz can peas, drained (roughly 3/4C)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground white pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 C chicken broth
- 2 C heavy cream
- 2-3 Tb cornstarch
- 16 oz mini potato gnocchi
Equipment
Instructions
- To the bowl of a 5-6 quart slow cooker add chicken, vegetables, spices, chicken broth and bay leaf. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours. Discard bay leaf. Remove chicken and shred with forks. Return chicken to slow cooker.
- Whisk together cornstarch and heavy cream. Carefully add to slow cooker. Add uncooked mini potato gnocchi to the slow cooker. Return cover and cook for an additional 30-45 minutes or until gnocchi is cooked and desired soup thickness is reached.
- Serve warm with optional chives, chopped bacon or black pepper.
Notes
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This was delish!! My husband and I had a cold and this was just what we needed. Thank you for a wonderful and easy recipe! It’s going in the rotation!
So glad you both enjoyed it! I hope you’re both feeling better! :)
This soup was awesome. I’ve never eaten gnocchi before and loved it. I think it makes the soup taste like chicken and dumplings.
So glad you enjoyed it, Kathleen! :)
I already feel all warm and fuzzy inside just looking at this. Sounds SO tasty- perfect for these frigid winter days!
Thanks, Karly!
Would it work well if I cut regular gnocchi in half instead of buying mini gnocchi?
That should work just fine if you don’t have access to mini gnocchi. :)
Made this last weekend and it was delicious. Cooked on the stove top to speed things up. Even before adding the cream and gnocchi it was very tasty!
So glad you enjoyed it, Mindy! Thanks for sharing. :)