Description
Bacon Cheddar Gnocchi Soup: Creamy, comforting one-pot soup featuring turkey bacon, potato gnocchi, and cheddar in a rich broth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 slices turkey bacon, chopped
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup heavy cream (or half and half)
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 16 oz potato gnocchi
- ½ tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp chopped green onions or parsley (for garnish)
Instructions
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, cook chopped turkey bacon over medium heat until crispy. Remove and set aside, leaving about 1 tbsp of drippings in the pot.
- Add butter and diced onion to the pot, cooking until soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Sprinkle flour over the onions and whisk to combine. Slowly pour in chicken broth, whisking continuously to prevent lumps.
- Stir in milk, heavy cream, paprika, salt, and pepper. Bring to a gentle simmer.
- Add gnocchi and cook for 5–7 minutes, or until soft and floating.
- Remove from heat, stir in cheddar cheese until melted and creamy.
- Top with crispy turkey bacon and chopped herbs before serving warm.
Notes
- For a lighter version, substitute half-and-half or 2% milk for the heavy cream and reduce butter by half.
- Spice it up with a pinch of cayenne or red pepper flakes if you like a little heat.
- Leftovers refrigerate well for 2–3 days; reheat gently on the stovetop.
- Leftover gnocchi may become soft; add a splash of broth to loosen when reheating.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop / One-Pot
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (about 1 cup)
- Calories: approximately 830 per serving
- Sugar: about 6 g
- Sodium: about 900 mg
- Fat: about 60 g
- Saturated Fat: about 30 g
- Unsaturated Fat: about 25 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: about 70 g
- Fiber: about 2 g
- Protein: about 40 g
- Cholesterol: about 140 mg
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