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Gnocchi Chicken Minestrone Recipe

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The inspiration for this recipe comes from my Italian heritage—my mom was a wonderful soup maker. Using frozen gnocchi saves time and adds extra heartiness to this chunky soup. —Barbara Estabrook, Rhinelander, Wisconsin

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Gnocchi Chicken Minestrone Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Cook: 30 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/4 pounds chicken tenderloins, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 each small green, sweet red and yellow peppers, finely chopped
1 medium zucchini, finely chopped
1 cup chopped fresh baby portobello mushrooms
1/3 cup chopped red onion
1/3 cup chopped prosciutto or deli ham
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian diced tomatoes, undrained
3/4 cup canned white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup frozen peas
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 package (16 ounces) potato gnocchi
1/2 cup shredded Asiago cheese
8 fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced

Directions

Sprinkle chicken with oregano, salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, saute chicken in 1 tablespoon oil until no longer pink. Remove from the pan and set aside.
In the same pan, cook the peppers, zucchini, mushrooms and onion in remaining oil until tender. Add prosciutto and garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the broth, tomatoes, beans, peas, tomato paste and chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, cook gnocchi according to package directions. Drain; stir into soup. Garnish each serving with cheese and basil. Yield: 8 servings (2-3/4 quarts).

Editor's Note: Look for potato gnocchi in the pasta or frozen foods section.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/3 cups equals 324 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 59 mg cholesterol, 1,163 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 27 g protein.

Originally published as Gnocchi Chicken Minestrone in Taste of Home June/July 2010, p55

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Reviewed on Feb. 09, 2011 by Italy04

Loved this soup. I have several minestrone recipes and this one is my favorite so far. Given, with the additions it's not 'traditional' minestrone, but they make it unique and extra yummy. I will make this again and again.

Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2011 by chefmarleny

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I'd love to try this recipe, but I've never seen gnocchi in the store. Any tips on where to find it?

Sorry, I didn't know how to reply on here but just wanted to say that found Gnocchi in the pasta isle of my local supermarket. It was right next to the pasta. Hope you find it!

Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2011 by chefmarleny

This was oh so delicious!! It's a keeper. But next time I will only use half of the pack of Gnocchi and I added more salt too. Everyone loved it!

Reviewed on Feb. 01, 2011 by ohtoobeetall

I'd love to try this recipe, but I've never seen gnocchi in the store. Any tips on where to find it?

Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2011 by snackcake

liked chicken stock with tomato paste with the itialan seasonings,did add some thyme cause i like it in soup,did not put gnocchi in cause i just thought it would make it to heavy and i did add some different veggie cause i didn't have zucchini-added cauliflower,broccoli, and carrots, but just like 1/2 cup of each and it was very tasty!:)

Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2011 by kvandes

This soup was so good I wouldn't mind having it every week in the Winter. I omitted the chicken and ham to make it less heavy and it turned out great!

Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2011 by bridgettevh

Very good

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2011 by mrsjenb

Excellent soup. My husband is a meat and potatoes man, and I didn't think he would like this soup. To my surprise, he loved it and said it was very tasty.

Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2010 by Zinderella58

This is my husband's favorite new soup. I used less chicken (about 1/2 pound), and used bell peppers finely chopped instead of sweet peppers as I had those on hand. When serving left overs, I added another can of broth and it was still good.

Reviewed on Jun. 10, 2010 by s.ghrist93

this dish was delicious, will make it often

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