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Monday, October 20, 2014

Chicken & Rosemary Squash Soup

This little soup turned out to be so easy and so good. It made a nice pot full and served with warm french bread or crunchy croutons...it's just perfect! If you don't have gnocchi on hand, use noodles or rice...just adjust your cooking time. A really yummy soup!

Chicken & Rosemary Squash Soup



2 32-ounce packages chicken stock
2 - 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 medium onion ~ diced
2 cloves garlic ~ minced
1 cup chopped carrots
2 medium zucchini ~ large dice
2 medium yellow squash ~ large dice
1 16-ounce package gnocchi (use half and freeze the rest)
2 teaspoons dried roasemary
salt and pepper to taste

In a large stock pot, saute the onion, carrots and garlic in a little olive oil for about 5 minutes.

Pour in the chicken stock.

Add the chicken breasts and seasonings and cook until chicken is done, about 20 minutes.

Remove chicken from the pot to a plate and allow to cool. 

Add the chopped zucchini, yellow squash and gnocchi to the pot and cook until done. The gnocchi will rise to the top when done. 

Shred the chicken into large bite-sized pieces then add to the pot.

Allow soup to heat through.


Let's cook! 

Let's cook!

In a large stock pot, saute the onion, carrots and garlic in a little olive oil for about 5 minutes. 

In a large stock pot, saute the onion, 
carrots and garlic in a little olive oil 
for about 5 minutes.

Dice the squash and zucchini. 

Dice the squash and zucchini.

Add the chicken to the pot along with the seasonings, and allow the chicken to cook until done. remove the chicken to a plate to cool for a bit. Shred. 

Add the chicken to the pot along 
with the seasonings, and allow the 
chicken to cook until done. remove 
the chicken to a plate to cool for a bit. 
Shred.

Add the chopped squash, zucchini and gnocchi to the pot and let cook until gnocchi floats to the top. 

Add the chopped squash, zucchini 
and gnocchi to the pot and let cook 
until gnocchi floats to the top.

Add the shredded chicken and stir. Heat through. 

Add the shredded chicken and stir. 
Heat through.

Enjoy! 

Enjoy!