Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Adapted from thereciperebel.com

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Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil (I like a combo of butter and oil)

½ medium onion, finely chopped

1 cup celery (about 2 stalks), finely chopped

1 cup carrots (about 2 large), finely chopped

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 teaspoon dried parsley (I use 2 tablespoons fresh parsley sprinkled in at the end)

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme (I use 1/4 tsp)

3/4 teaspoon salt (1 use 1 tsp kosher salt)

¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts

4 cups low sodium chicken broth

3/4 cup heavy cream (I use 1/3 cup)

1 tablespoon corn starch

3 cups (500g) packaged gnocchi (I like Trader Joe's Gnocchi found in pasta aisle)

1 ½ cups fresh spinach, roughly chopped ( I use 3 cups baby spinach)

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1

In a large dutch oven or soup pot, add oil and cook onion, celery, carrots, and spices over medium-high heat until very softened, approximately 5-7 minutes.

2

Add parsley (unless using fresh), garlic, thyme, salt and pepper and stir.

3

Add broth and chicken breasts and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165-F, about 12 minutes.

4

Remove chicken and shred with forks or see below how to easily shred with a stand mixer).

5

Whisk together cream and corn starch and stir into the soup along with the gnocchi and the Parmesan.

6

Let simmer for 3-5 minutes, until gnocchi is tender and soup is slightly thickened.

7

Stir in shredded chicken, spinach, and fresh parsley.

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Adapted from thereciperebel.com