This slow cooker chicken gnocchi soup recipe's a real keeper, y'all – it's luxuriously creamy and packed with all those warm herbal flavors and hearty, tender bites of chicken that warm you to your soul.
0 Spray 6-quart slow cooker with no-stick cooking spray.
1 Place chicken breasts in the bottom.
2 Add carrots, celery, garlic, Italian seasoning, bay leaf, pepper, and salt.
3 Pour in the chicken stock, cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until the chicken is tender and registers 165℉ with an instant-read thermometer.
5 Remove the chicken from the crockpot.
6 Mix the cornstarch and cream and stir it into the hot soup until completely mixed in.
7 Add the gnocchi.
8 Shred chicken with two forks and return to the slow cooker.
9 Replace the cover.
10 Turn the temperature to high and cook for 30 minutes, or until gnocchi is cooked through and soup has thickened slightly.
11 Stir in the spinach.
12 Taste, adjust seasonings, and serve.
