Name: Marry Me Chicken Sausage Gnocchi Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 lb mild or spicy chicken Italian sausage, removed from casings (I prefer the leanness of chicken, but you can certainly use pork sausage!); 1 yellow onion, diced; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 2 tablespoons sundried tomato pesto (I use this one from DeLallo); 3 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 cup sundried tomatoes, chopped; ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional – omit if using spicy sausage); 1 teaspoon garlic salt; 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs; 2 bay leaves; 6 cups chicken bone broth (regular chicken broth works too!); 1 package shelf-stable gnocchi; 1 cup half-and-half; 6 oz baby spinach; ½ cup grated parmesan cheese; Salt and pepper, to taste

Description

This Marry Me Chicken Sausage Gnocchi Soup is a bowl of cozy with flavor bursting in every bite! The viral “marry me” sensation in soup form. Creamy broth, sweet sundried tomatoes, nutritious greens, pillowy gnocchi, and hearty Italian sausage make this one really special. I could eat this every day and never tire of it! So delicious

Ingredients

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1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb mild or spicy chicken Italian sausage, removed from casings (I prefer the leanness of chicken, but you can certainly use pork sausage!)
1 yellow onion, diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons sundried tomato pesto (I use this one from DeLallo)
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup sundried tomatoes, chopped
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional – omit if using spicy sausage)
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
2 bay leaves
6 cups chicken bone broth (regular chicken broth works too!)
1 package shelf-stable gnocchi
1 cup half-and-half
6 oz baby spinach
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper, to taste

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Instructions

Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the sausage to the pot and break it up with a spoon so that it can cook down. Cook the sausage until it is browned and mostly cooked through, about 5 minutes.
Add in the onion, garlic, tomato pesto, tomato paste, sundried tomatoes, red pepper flakes, garlic salt, and dried herbs. Cook, stirring frequently, for another few minutes or until the onion is beginning to soften.
Add in the bay leaves and stock and bring to a simmer. Cover the pot and simmer the soup over low heat for about 20 minutes.
Remove the bay leaves and discard. Stir in the gnocchi, half-and-half, and baby spinach. Simmer for a few minutes or until the gnocchi are tender and the spinach is wilted.
Grate in the parmesan cheese and season the soup, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve with additional parmesan cheese over top.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Category: soup