Another cookbook gift! – Create A Stir! By Mingle & Studio M Interiors. A beautiful book filled with pictures of interior designs by very talented Staff at Mingle and Studio M in Plymouth MN.
All of the recipes are favorites of the Staff who shared them with us and the Creamy Chicken & Gnocchi soup has become one of mine. Found on page 35 it was adapted from Allrecipes.com. The recipe in the cookbook is missing the number of servings, so I searched for the original on allrecipes.com, but could not find this recipe. I decided on 4 servings which end up being very large servings (not a bad thing for a great soup!). I modified the adaptation to cut down on calories and used 2% Evaporated Milk to replace the half and half. The change certainly did not take away from the luscious creaminess of the soup. I also did not have any cooked chicken breast on hand, so I cut up a couple chicken breasts and stir fried them with little butter flavored olive oil in the same pan I made the soup which worked out really well.
This recipe was quick to prepare and tasted exceptional. Even my husband who does not think that soup is a main dish loved it and was the first to say “add this one to the favorite’s binder”! Because we are counting calories, I entered the soup in an App to calculate the calories-409 per serving. Not bad for a big bowl of excellent soup!
Below is the recipe as I made it:
Creamy Chicken & Gnocchi Soup
4 Servings/409 Calories per Serving
3 T Butter flavored Olive Oil
2 Chicken breasts cut into bit size pieces
1 C Onion, diced
3/4 C Celery, diced
1 C Carrot, shredded
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1/4 C Flour
14 oz. Chicken Broth, low sodium or homemade
2 C 2% Evaporated Milk
1-2 C Fresh Spinach leaves, chopped
1- 16 oz. package potato gnocchi
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 T fresh herb of choice, chopped
In large pot heat 2 T or the oil until very hot; add chicken and brown all sides. Remove chicken from the pan and keep warm. Over medium heat add 1 T or oil. Sauté the onion, celery, carrots, salt, pepper and garlic until tender; sprinkle flour and let cook for a couple minutes; slowly stir in the chicken broth stirring up any brown bits that may be on the bottom of the pan. Add the evaporated milk stirring until the soup starts to thicken. Add the gnocchi and chicken along with any juices that may have released from the chicken; cook until gnocchi is done. Add the fresh herbs right before serving along with any additional salt and pepper if needed. Serve and enjoy!
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