This may be the answer to food overload. Soothing soup! and hearty too.
This sure was easy! and PERFECT for any day of the week! I just love it when I can put something so easy and tasty together quickly. Using store bought gnocchi I made this soup an easy and fast way to make soup a fun way! You can always add more gnocchi to the soup if you like a hearty type thick kind of soup. Add lots of diced or sliced carrots too!
I package (16 oz.) gnocchi (cut in half and leave several whole)
1-48 oz Chicken Broth or more (**you can add 1 can cream of chicken soup to it if you like) or better yet skip the cream of chicken soup and make your own with a few T melted butter, flour and half and half)(whisking all together and when incorporated add to broth).
2 cups of water if adding cream of chicken soup
1 + cup chicken (I used tenders and cut them in small pieces)
1 to 2 small carrot diced or sliced
celery tops chopped
1 medium potato peeled and cubed
chopped fresh baby spinach (optional)
1/2 to 1 tsp. dried parsley
Italian grated cheese (optional)
**Note: I prefer most times all chicken broth which can be easily thickened with a roux of equal parts of butter and flour and when bubbly adding some broth to thin it slightly then adding the mixture to your broth.
In a large pot place chicken broth, water and **cream of chicken soup if you are using the cream of chicken soup.
Bring to a slow boil stirring with each addition. Add carrots, celery tops and chicken. Cook slowly until chicken is tender..
Note: Chicken cooks quickly as you will see. Add gnocchi and cook until gnocchi are tender.
Add spinach (optional) a few minutes before serving. ***All in all I think this meal can be completed in less than 1 hour using stove top method.
**Note: if you are not adding the cream of chicken soup and you want to make a roux you should in a separate small pan place two Tablespoons butter. When melted add Two Tablespoons flour and whisk briskly while adding a few tablespoon hot soup liquid. Whisk until smooth and add to soup stirring until blended.
Happy Cooking from my kitchen to yours,
updated 10-23-16
1/23/13
This sure was easy! and PERFECT for any day of the week! I just love it when I can put something so easy and tasty together quickly. Using store bought gnocchi I made this soup an easy and fast way to make soup a fun way! You can always add more gnocchi to the soup if you like a hearty type thick kind of soup. Add lots of diced or sliced carrots too!
I package (16 oz.) gnocchi (cut in half and leave several whole)
1-48 oz Chicken Broth or more (**you can add 1 can cream of chicken soup to it if you like) or better yet skip the cream of chicken soup and make your own with a few T melted butter, flour and half and half)(whisking all together and when incorporated add to broth).
2 cups of water if adding cream of chicken soup
1 + cup chicken (I used tenders and cut them in small pieces)
1 to 2 small carrot diced or sliced
celery tops chopped
1 medium potato peeled and cubed
chopped fresh baby spinach (optional)
1/2 to 1 tsp. dried parsley
Italian grated cheese (optional)
**Note: I prefer most times all chicken broth which can be easily thickened with a roux of equal parts of butter and flour and when bubbly adding some broth to thin it slightly then adding the mixture to your broth.
In a large pot place chicken broth, water and **cream of chicken soup if you are using the cream of chicken soup.
Bring to a slow boil stirring with each addition. Add carrots, celery tops and chicken. Cook slowly until chicken is tender..
Note: Chicken cooks quickly as you will see. Add gnocchi and cook until gnocchi are tender.
Add spinach (optional) a few minutes before serving. ***All in all I think this meal can be completed in less than 1 hour using stove top method.
**Note: if you are not adding the cream of chicken soup and you want to make a roux you should in a separate small pan place two Tablespoons butter. When melted add Two Tablespoons flour and whisk briskly while adding a few tablespoon hot soup liquid. Whisk until smooth and add to soup stirring until blended.
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| Celery, carrots and spinach make this a hearty healthy dish. |
1/23/13
Made a big pot of this yesterday. So good! The kids loved it, and so do we. Thanks again for such a delicious and easy (mom-friendly) recipe. :-) My little girl just ate out all the gnocchi out of it...haha.
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