Chicken And Gnocchi Soup From Silk Recipes

CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook onion, celery, garlic, and carrots in the hot oil until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in cubed chicken and chicken broth; bring to a simmer.
• Stir gnocchi into the simmering soup and cook until they begin to float, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in spinach; cook until wilted, about 3 additional minutes.
• Whisk cornstarch into cold water until smooth. Stir cornstarch mixture and half-and-half into simmering soup. Cook until soup thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

CREAM OF CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, carrot, and garlic until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir flour into vegetable mixture; cook and stir until vegetables are evenly coated and flour is fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth, half-and-half, and milk over vegetable mixture; cook and stir until mixture thickens and comes to a boil, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat and stir gnocchi, chicken, and spinach into broth mixture; season with rosemary, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg. Cook soup over low heat until gnocchi become tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Put chicken broth, garlic, butter and sugar in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, bring it to a simmer, and cook, uncovered until the garlic is tender, about 2 minutes. Add the carrots and celery and continue to simmer until almost tender, 2 minutes. Bring to a full boil, stir in gnocchi and, cooking until the gnocchi are al dente, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in frozen peas and chicken and turn off the heat. Season with salt -take into consideration that Parmesan cheese is salty, and a generous amount of pepper, to taste. Ladle the soup into warmed shallow bowls and shower each with freshly grated cheese.
• Cook's Note: For more adventurous eaters, stir in chopped parsley leaves or dill.
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CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• In a stockpot, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add onions and celery. Cook and stir until tender, 7-9 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Stir in flour until blended; gradually add cream. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in chicken, carrots, chicken base, thyme, parsley, salt and poultry seasoning; heat through., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, bring broth to a boil. Add gnocchi and cook until they float (do not drain). Carefully add gnocchi and broth to the soup. Stir in spinach. Cook and stir until spinach is wilted.

CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat.
• Fry the chicken, onion, carrot, celery, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper and bay leaf, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and 1-1/2 cups water; bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the gnocchi; simmer, uncovered, until the gnocchi float to the top and are firm to the touch, about 5 minutes.
• Discard the bay leaf.
• To make the gremolata, combine in a bowl the spinach, lemon rind and juice, oil and garlic.
• Sprinkle onto the bowls of soup.

OLIVE GARDEN STYLE CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the onion, celery, garlic, carrot in oil over medium heat until onion is translucent.
• Add chicken, chicken stock, half and half, salt and pepper, thyme. Heat to boiling, then add gnocchi. Gently boil for 4 minutes, then turn down to a simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add spinach and cook for another 1-2 minutes until spinach is wilted.
• (Heat to boiling and add cornstarch dissolved in 1-2 Tbsp water at this point if you want a thicker soup.).
• Ladle into bowls and serve!

EASY CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, garlic, butter, and sugar in a large saucepan; bring to a simmer and cook until garlic is tender, about 2 minutes. Stir carrot and celery into simmering broth; cook until vegetables are almost tender, about 2 minutes more.
• Bring broth mixture to a boil and stir gnocchi into the saucepan; cook until gnocchi rise to the top and are tender yet firm to the bite, 2 to 3 minutes. Add peas and corn to broth mixture; simmer until heated through, about 30 seconds.
• Stir chicken and spinach into broth mixture; remove from heat and season soup with salt and black pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and top with Parmesan cheese.

THE ULTIMATE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry with paper towels; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken in batches, skin side down; cook until dark golden brown, 3-4 minutes. Remove chicken from pan; remove and discard skin. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons., Add onion to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender, 4-5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add broth, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil. Return chicken to pan. Add celery, carrots, bay leaves and thyme. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until chicken is tender, 25-30 minutes., Transfer chicken to a plate. Remove soup from heat. Add noodles; let stand, covered, until noodles are tender, 20-22 minutes., Meanwhile, when chicken is cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard bones. Shred meat into bite-sized pieces. Return meat to stockpot. Stir in parsley and lemon juice. If desired, adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper. Discard bay leaves.