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Bacon Cheddar Gnocchi Soup


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Description

A creamy soup made with pillowy gnocchi, smoky bacon, sharp cheddar, and pantry seasonings. It’s easy to make in the Instant Pot or slow cooker.


Ingredients

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  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 2 Tbsp dry minced onion
  • 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 2 oz sliced mushrooms
  • Dash red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp ground thyme
  • 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
  • 16 oz gnocchi
  • 5 slices of cooked bacon, crumbled
  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup chopped spinach

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. Add in the broth and onion and let the broth heat up while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
  2. Add in the carrots, mushrooms, red pepper, garlic powder, pepper, thyme and rosemary.
  3. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set SOUP button to 1 minute. When time is up move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
  4. Turn to sauté setting and stir in the gnocchi. When it floats to the top turn off the pot.
  5. Stir a cup of the hot soup into the cream to temper it. Stir the bacon, cheddar, spinach and cream into the pot.
  6. Salt and pepper to taste. Ladle soup into bowls and serve.

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Add broth, onion, carrots, mushrooms, red pepper, garlic powder, pepper, thyme and rosemary into slow cooker. 
  2. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours.
  3. Stir in the gnocchi and cook for 30 more minutes.
  4. Stir a cup of the hot soup into the cream to temper it. Stir the bacon, cheddar, spinach and cream into the slow cooker.
  5. Salt and pepper to taste. Ladle soup into bowls and serve.
  • Category: Soup
  • Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker