This Gnocchi Soup comes together in one pot in around 20 minutes. Made with gnocchi, vegan chicken cubes, vegetable broth, vegan sour cream and cream cheese, and amazing veggies like carrots, celery and spinach. It is creamy, rich, delicious, tastes like olive garden chicken gnocchi soup and you can tell every bite is so amazing that even pickiest eaters will eat a second or third bowl.
Gnocchi are budget friendly and versatile, and therefore one of the ingredients to exciting recipes that I often come back to.
Just checkout the taste of my delicious and creamy Gnocchi with Garlic Cream Tomato Sauce or the extremely easy-to-make Sheet Pan Ratatouille Gnocchi.
It cannot get any better than that.
Why this is the best Gnocchi Soup
You can make it easily at home it saves time and of course money compared to going to a restaurant.
Vegan sour cream and cream cheese make all the difference. Because you don’t even need to make a sauce with flour and that is such a time saver. You know I’m all about cream cheese like in my Creamy Mac and Cheese – it makes everything even more delicious.
Colorful veggies provide an amazing texture: carrots, celery and spinach
Meaty texture is made with vegan chicken bites.
Garlic and Italian herbs create a delicious flavor, yummy.
Finally, step by step pictures show everything from start to finish so that you can be sure to get the perfect result.
What you need for this Gnocchi Soup recipe
- Gnocchi
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Onions
- Celery
- Carrots
- Spinach
- Vegetable broth
- Italian herbs
- Vegan chicken bites
- Vegan sour cream and cream cheese
How to make Gnocchi Soup
In a saucepan heat olive oil, then add diced celery, garlic, onions and sauté for 2 minutes. Then add the vegan chicken, season with salt and pepper, and fry for 3 minutes more until the chicken begins to brown.
Next add the vegetable broth to the saucepan and bring to boil. Give the gnocchi to the pot and let cook for 2-3 minutes. (Check package directions for details. The cooking time should be a bit less than recommended because we keep the gnocchi in the soup for the next step.).
Finally add cream cheese and sour cream, shredded carrots, Italian herbs, and spinach. Cook for 2 minutes more, then serve right up in bowls.
Leftovers and freezing
Leftovers can be used for around 4 days when stored in the fridge.
Do not freeze the soup, because the non dairy ingredients in this soup will separate like you know from dairy.
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Gnocchi Soup
This Gnocchi Soup comes together in one pot in around 20 minutes. Made with gnocchi, vegan chicken cubes, vegetable broth, vegan sour cream and cream cheese, and amazing veggies like carrots, celery and spinach.
Ingredients
- 1 lb gnocchi (use gf, if needed)
- 7 oz vegan sour cream
- 7 oz vegan cream cheese
- 6 oz vegan chicken cubes
- 1 tsp Italian herbs
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, diced
- 1/3 cup onions, finely chopped
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 1/4 cup carrots, shredded
- 1 handful spinach
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- salt, pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a saucepan heat olive oil, then add diced celery, garlic, onions and sauté for 2 minutes. Then add the vegan chicken, season with salt and pepper, and fry for 3 minutes more until the chicken begins to brown.
- Next add the vegetable broth to the saucepan and bring to boil. Give the gnocchi to the pot and let cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Finally add cream cheese and sour cream, shredded carrots, Italian herbs, and spinach. Cook for 2 minutes more, then serve right up in bowls.
Notes
Check package directions of your gnocchi for details about the cooking time. You should let them cook for a bit less than recommended because we keep the gnocchi in the soup and they will continue softening.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 2 cupsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 460Total Fat: 24gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 895mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 2gSugar: 8gProtein: 22g
Summer Williams
Saturday 9th of September 2023
I have made this quite a few times and I love it. I do make some changes. I omit the vegan chicken all together without a substitute. I also use normal cream cheese and sour cream because I'm vegetarian not vegan. But not only do I love it, but so does my husband which is a big deal because he thinks everything should have meat and he never complains about this soup. Definitely one of my favorite cold weather meals!
Florian
Saturday 9th of September 2023
Hi Summer! Thanks for your great feedback. Don't forget leaving a star rating with your review. So helpful for other readers and me. Thanks a lot.
Valerie
Thursday 26th of January 2023
It says to add vegan chicken, but that is not listed in the ingredients. How much and what type of vegan chicken is to be added?
Florian
Thursday 26th of January 2023
Hi Valerie! 6 oz and bites which is listed in my recipe card at the end of the post. Hope that helps and clarifies.
Deborah
Wednesday 28th of December 2022
Made this wonderful, warming, soup tonight. I couldn't find the vegan chicken so I used a can of chickpeas. This soup came together fast and I will be making again this winter for sure! The whole family loved it and I'm the only one vegan..lol thank you for such a great recipe.
Florian
Wednesday 28th of December 2022
Thanks for your wonderful feedback, Deborah!
Melanie Ann
Thursday 3rd of November 2022
Very tasty soup!! Thank you so much for the foundation! I would never have put this together myself. I didn't have the vegan chicken but did have a can of Jackfruit so substituted that. Also I didn't have the vegan cream cheese or the vegan sour cream, so I used a can of coconut milk and a tablespoon of coconut yogurt! I did use the cauliflower gnocchi (they worked great). At the end I also added in some lemon sorrel from my garden and a tsp of fresh tarragon (since it was there). LOVE IT and Thanks so much!
Florian
Thursday 3rd of November 2022
Thanks for your great feedback, Melanie! Would you mind leaving a star rating with your review? Your experience is so helpful for other readers. Thanks a lot.
Allison
Monday 7th of February 2022
This looks so delicious! I cannot wait to make it for my family! Unfortunately, we are not big fans of cream cheese; do you have a suggestion to replace it? Would it change the dish much if we just left it out?
Florian
Monday 7th of February 2022
Hi Allison! You can use ore sour cream. Hope that helps. Let me know what you think.