This creamy Italian gnocchi soup recipe is simple to make and brimming with cozy, savory flavors. Made with Italian sausage, pillow soft gnocchi and hearty vegetables.
Try my creamy chicken gnocchi bake or my creamy chicken wild rice soup next!
This creamy Italian gnocchi soup is the best!
- Easy to make: Made in just one pot on the stove top and comes together in less than 40 minutes. You’ll have a cozy, hearty dinner in less than an hour – perfection!
- Comforting and wholesome: Anything made with soft, chewy gnocchi bites is a comfort dish in my mind. Theres also fresh kale, golden butternut squash and fresh herbs and spices.
- Soup makes great leftovers: I love making a big pot of soup for dinner and having leftovers for lunch the next day. The soup only develops in flavor and makes for a real treat working from home.
Ingredients for the soup:
- olive oil
- ground Italian sausage
- yellow onion
- garlic cloves
- cracked black pepper
- garlic powder
- fresh rosemary
- chicken broth
- butternut squash
- potato gnocchi
- kale
- half and half
- kosher salt
- Parmesan cheese
- Italian parsley
how to make this creamy Italian gnocchi soup recipe:
Full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions can be found in the recipe card below!
Cook the Italian sausage:
Heat a large dutch oven. Add Italian ground sausage and break up with wooden spoon. Cook for 5-6 minutes or until mostly browned and cooked through.
cook onion and add in aromatics:
Add in yellow onion and cook 4-5 minutes or until translucent and soft. Sprinkle with kosher salt and cracked black pepper.
Add in garlic and cook for another 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Add in garlic powder, rosemary and butternut squash and stir together.
to finish the Italian gnocchi soup recipe:
Add in the chicken broth and bring mixture to simmer. Add in the gnocchi and cook according to package instructions.
When there is 1-2 minutes left of cook time, add in the chopped kale and half and half and stir together until combined. Taste test for salt and pepper, add in 1/2 tsp salt at a time.
Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and chopped Italian parsley.
What to serve with this soup:
- Garnish: be sure to garnish your soup bowls off with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and fresh Italian parsley
- Easy air fryer garlic bread: is any bowl of soup complete without a buttery golden piece of bread?!
- Kale Caesar: I love a side salad with a bowl of soup (hello Panera’s youpick2) and I’ve been meaning to try my friend Jamie’s Cacio e Pepe Kale and Fennel Caesar!
- To drink: if you love a little cocktail while you make dinner at home, try these pumpkin spice margaritas – my fav fall beverage at the moment.
Creamy Italian Gnocchi Soup Recipe
ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground Italian sausage
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- Cracked black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp minced fresh rosemary
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups butternut squash cubed into small pieces
- 1 lb potato gnocchi
- 1 head of kale taken off the stem and chopped
- 1 cup half and half
- Kosher salt to taste
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Fresh Italian Parsley chopped
instructions
- Heat a large dutch oven or pot on medium heat. Add in olive oil, once glimmering, add in italian ground sausage and break up with a wooden spoon. Cook for 5-6 minutes or until mostly browned and cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon and place into a bowl on the side.
- Add in yellow onion to the dutch oven and cook for 4-5 minutes or until translucent and softened. Sprinkle with kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Add in minced garlic cloves and continue to cook for another 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
- Add in 5-10 turns of cracked black pepper, 1/2 tsp kosher salt, garlic powder, rosemary and butternut squash and stir together. Cook for another 3-5 minutes.
- Add in the chicken broth and bring mixture to a rolling simmer. Add in the gnocchi and cook according to package instructions. When there is 1-2 minutes left of cook time, add in the chopped kale and half and half and stir together until combined. Taste test for salt and pepper add in 1/2 tsp at a time until desired level is reached.
- Serve with freshly grated parmesan cheese and chopped Italian parsley for topping.
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