Slow Cooker Creamy Sausage Gnocchi Soup
This Slow Cooker Creamy Sausage Gnocchi Soup recipe is a delicious, rich comfort food. What's better than a comforting bowl of hearty soup? This crock pot sausage gnocchi soup is amazing!
Servings: 6 - 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian Sausage, ground
- 1 Onion, diced
- 2 Carrots, chopped
- 2 ribs Celery, diced
- 4 cloves Garlic, pressed or finely minced
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 2 sprigs Fresh Rosemary
- 3 sprigs Fresh Thyme
- ½ teaspoon Basil, dried
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Pepper
- 4 cups Chicken Broth, low sodium
- 1 lb Gnocchi
To Thicken
- 2 cups Half and Half (or heavy cream, evaporated milk) Divided
- 2 Tablespoons Corn Starch
To Finish
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
- 5 oz Baby Spinach Leaves
Instructions
- Brown sausage in a frying pan until cooked through. Drain and add to the slow cooker.
- Add onion, carrot, celery, garlic, bay leaf, rosemary, thyme, basil, salt, pepper, and chicken broth. Stir and cook on High for 3 hours or Low for 6 hours.
- When time is up, add gnocchi and 1 cup of the half and half.
Thicken
- Add the corn starch to the other 1 cup of half and half and whisk it until smooth to make a slurry.
- Add the slurry to the slow cooker and stir. Cook another 30 minutes on High, or 1 hour on Low.
Finish
- When time is up, stir in the parmesan cheese, then add spinach and stir in. Put the lid back on and let it heat through and wilt.
- Serve hot.
Notes
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 480kcal
