This Creamy Gnocchi Chicken Soup is the ultimate cozy comfort food — rich, flavorful, and completely dairy-free and gluten-free! Made with tender shredded chicken, soft gnocchi, and creamy coconut broth, it’s a healthy, hearty soup perfect for cold nights or easy weeknight dinners.
What Makes This Recipe Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free?
This recipe is a dairy-free, gluten-free soup recipe – using GF gnocchi instead of regular noodles and coconut cream instead regular cream. If you prefer to use noodles or normal cream, you can sub those 1:1 in this recipe, but it was originally designed to be low FODMAP with these lifestyle substitutions.
What You’ll Need:
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Yellow Onion
- Celery
- Carrots
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Smoked Paprika
- Chicken Bone Broth
- Chicken Breasts
- Gnocchi
- Kale
- Coconut Cream
Full Recipe Below:
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Creamy Gnocchi Chicken Soup (Dairy-Free + Gluten-Free!)
Ingredients
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 yellow onion (diced)
3 celery stalks (diced)
2 large carrots (diced)
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp smoked paprika
6 cups chicken bone broth
2 large chicken breasts (cooked + shredded)
2 c gnocchi (GF)
1–2 c kale (fresh or frozen – can also sub spinach)
3/4 c coconut cream
Instructions
1. Prepare Your Chicken: Start by cooking and shredded your chicken – I like to boil my chicken (18-20 minutes) and then pulling it apart using a fork or stand mixer and tossing it with a little chicken bone broth, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika, then setting it aside)
2. Cook the Mirepoix: Heat the olive oil in a dutch oven or large pot and add in your onions, cook for 2 minutes until fragrant, then mix in the carrots and celery and stir until soft (about 5 minutes)
3. Season the Veggies: Season the veggies with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika – mix for 1 minute and then add in the chicken bone broth and bring everything to a simmer
4. Add the Chicken: Add the shredded chicken back into the pot and bring it to a heavy simmer
5. Add the Gnocchi: Add the gnocchi in and cook per the instructions on the package (usually 2-5 minutes will cook it through)
6. Add Coconut Cream and Kale: Lastly, stir in the kale and coconut cream and then cut the heat and cover, allowing the soup to sit for a few minutes before serving
Serve & enjoy!