Creamy Vegetable Gnocchi Soup. Creamy Gnocchi soup with mushroom, carrot, green beans, and spinach.
A comforting one-pot/instant pot soup with soothing flavors. It comes together in less than 20 minutes.
It is kid-approved and can be easily transformed into a delicious vegan soup.
It is a perfect savior for busy weeknights or lazy weekends. This creamy vegetable gnocchi soup is our family favorite.
My family loves gnocchi, and I do not leave a chance to make this perfect pillowy potato dumpling/pasta.
What is Gnocchi?
Gnocchi is dry potato pasta available in almost all stores. When cooked, it feels soft, fluffy, and delicious. Making gnocchi at home is also easy.
My husband makes this at home, and we love to have this homemade goodness.
How to Make This Gnocchi Soup in Instant Pot?
Making this creamy vegetable gnocchi soup is a breeze. It's incredible how simple and easy this recipe is. From start to finish, it takes around 20 minutes.
First, take an instant pot, plug it in, and switch it on to saute mode. When it says hot, add one tablespoon of butter and one tablespoon of oil.
Adding oil to butter prevents it from burning. Add chopped garlic and saute for 30 seconds. At this time, add onion and stir again for 30 seconds.
Add chopped mushroom and let it cook after stirring for 1 minute. Green beans and carrots will be added now, and you have to mix them.
Add seasoning at this time. I have used some garlic powder, red pepper flakes, salt, and crushed black peppers. Add tomato puree at this time. This is the secret of that beautiful light cream color.
Saute the vegetables to mix seasoning correctly. Add vegetable stock to this. Mix it properly. Add gnocchi, cream/coconut milk to this soup pot. Add a handful of spinach as well.
Turn the saute mode off. Cover the instant pot with its lid. Turn the pressure vent on the seal in position. Cook on high pressure for 4 minutes.
After it is done, let it cool off naturally. Please do not attempt to do it manually. It's scorching, and you can get burned.
After the pressure has been released, open the lid. Stir the soup once with a spoon. Taste the seasoning and add anything you want. Serve with bread and salad. Enjoy your comforting bowl of soup.
Can we use other vegetables or any protein in this soup?
Absolutely. You can use vegetables of your choice, and feel free to use any protein.
If you want chicken or shrimp in this soup, your cooking time will increase slightly. So, add precooked chicken or shrimp to this recipe almost at the end. That will be your well-balanced one-pot meal.
I like this soup way better than Olive Garden or any restaurant. It always feels fresh and more delicious.
Homemade comfort foods are about love, care, and quality; this gnocchi soup is the best example.
How to use fresh or frozen Gnocchi?
Always cook fresh or frozen gnocchi separately (according to the package instructions. Cook soup and then add gnocchi just before serving the soup.
Fresh /Frozen gnocchi are delicate and can break easily during pressure cooking.
You May want to Check these other Gnocchi Recipes,
Spinach & Broccoli Gnocchi in Garlic Cream Sauce
Gnocchi with Sundried Tomato Pesto and Basil
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Creamy Vegetable Gnocchi Soup
Ingredients
Method
- Press the saute button on the Instant pot .
- When it says hot add oil and butter to it. Add chopped garlic Saute it for 30 seconds .
- Add onion and stir it around for 1 minute.
- Add mushroom to it. Saute it for 1 minute so that it can be a little carmelized.
- Add carrot and green beans to the Instant pot. Saute for 1 minute and add all the seasoning .
- Add tomato puree and mix everything properly .Cook for 1 minute.Add vegetable stock and mix it with everything..
- Add heavy cream/coconut cream to it .
- Add spinach and Gnocchi to the instant pot.
- Close the Instant pot lid.
- Move the vent to seal in position.
- Cancel the saute button and cook on high pressure for 4 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally .
- Stir the soup with ladle.
- Adjust the seasoning if you want.
- Enjoy your soup with garlic bread or salad.
Notes
2.In case using coconut cream use just 2 tbsp.
3.If you want for mild flavour use coconut milk for the soup. Your soup will be thin at the same time flavor will be mild.
How many servings does this make?
Hi Brandi ,
That will 2-3 servings.I will edit that .Thank you
I’m making this today and doubling the recipe. Does the cook time stay the same? I’m using frozen gnocchi and green beans. Hopefully that’ll work. Also why do you say you can only freeze for 2 weeks? It seems like if you could freeze for 2 weeks, you could freeze for 2 months? Thanks!!
Hi Deepika ,
If you are using frozen /Fresg gnocchi always cook them seperately and add to the soup .Your gnocchi can break if you will add it earlier.
This pressure cook mehod is for dry gnocchi only .
Hi Deepika ,
Personally I do not prefer the aste of long time frozeen food hence this advise .I have not done long time freezing so cannot say anything practically .
Regards
Smita
But how do you make if you dont have an instant pot?
Hi Laura ,
Follow the same cooking process in a pot .Keep the flame on medium /low after it comes to a boil.Stir in between to prevent sticking .Cook it for 8-10 minutes.If its too thick for you add little bit of vegetable stock.
Hope it helps .
Thank you
Hi, how much onion does the recipe call for?
Hi Kelly ,
It says 1/3 cup of onion,which is around 1/2 of medium size onion.
Hope it helps.
Thank you