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Creamy Vegan Gnocchi Soup

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Prep

10 minutes

Cook

30 minutes

Yield

4

A vegan spin on an inspired classic, this creamy spinach and mushroom vegan gnocchi soup will have everyone coming back for more!

Move over Olive Garden. I’ve been inspired to put a vegan spin on a classic dish and created this creamy spinach and mushroom vegan gnocchi soup.

It’s so buttery and flavourful I don’t even know where to start.

My creamy spinach and mushroom vegan gnocchi soup silky, smooth, and delicious. Yes, that may be the only accurate way to describe it. It’s hearty, nourishing,  will warm you up, and inspired by the classic Olive Garden Gnocchi Soup! But in Classic FoodbyMaria fashion – I MADE IT VEGAN! BOOM!

Why you’ll love this vegan gnocchi soup:

  • Buttery: There are no words to describe the gnocchi in this soup other than BUTTERY (drooling emoji). The best part – other than the melting gooeyness of gnocchi in your mouth, is that this recipe is simple and only takes 40 minutes to make, and includes powerful tasting veggies like mushroom and spinach.
  • Great Flavor: The key flavors in this recipe that really stand out are garlic and vegan parmesan cheese. Trust me when I say that parmesan cheese is a MUST in this recipe. If you’re not vegan you can use regular parmesan cheese, but if you are looking for a vegan alternative, Violife Foods has you covered with their Prosociano Wedge.

Ingredients for vegan gnocchi soup

Ingredient Notes:

Gnocchi: Go for a good quality Gnocchi, ideally from your local market – the fresher the better!

Coconut Milk: Make sure you use a high in fat coconut milk – this will help take on the role of the traditional cream that is usually used

Cheese: PARMESAN CHEESE! Yes, a caps lock is needed. This is non-negotiable, it completely transforms the dish!

How to make vegan gnocchi soup:

1. To a large stockpot at the olive oil and heat on low-medium for 30 seconds before adding onions and celery.  Cook them down for around 8-10 minutes, or until translucent, extremely fragrant and soft.

Mushrooms and veggies cooking in a pot for vegan gnocchi soup

2. To the pot add the garlic and mushrooms.  Cook down for 10 minutes on medium-high heat.  Stir often to avoid burning.

Soup cooking in a pot

3. Once your mushrooms have reduced by almost half, add the flour and still till the ingredients are all well coated. Add the thyme, salt and pepper to the pot and stir well. Increase heat to high and add vegetable stock.  Bring mixture to a boil then to a simmer.  Add gnocchi and cook for 5-7 minutes before adding coconut milk, spinach or kale and parmesan cheese.

Parmesan cheese on a countertop

4. Check for seasoning before enjoying it immediately.  Garnish with more parmesan and drizzling of olive oil!

Expert Tips & FAQ:

Be Patient: Be patient while sautéing the onions and celery, this is where you get your flavor that sets the recipe up for HUGE success

Storage: I always recommend that any soup with noodles or gnocchi to keep them stored separately so the soup base doesn’t just absorb into them.

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Vegan Gnocchi Soup

4.68 from 52 votes
A vegan spin on an inspired classic, this creamy spinach and mushroom vegan gnocchi soup will have everyone coming back for more!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-Free
Servings 4
Calories 510 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • To a large stockpot at the olive oil and heat on low-medium for 30 seconds before adding onions and celery.  Cook them down for around 8-10 minutes, or until translucent, extremely fragrant and soft.
  • To the pot add the garlic and mushrooms.  Cook down for 10 minutes on medium-high heat.  Stir often to avoid burning.
  • Once your mushrooms have reduced by almost half, add the flour and still till the ingredients are all well coated. Add the thyme, salt and pepper to the pot and stir well. Increase heat to high and add vegetable stock.  Bring mixture to a boil then to a simmer.  Add gnocchi and cook for 5-7 minutes before adding coconut milk, spinach or kale and parmesan cheese.
  • Check for seasoning before enjoying it immediately.  Garnish with more parmesan and drizzling of olive oil!

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Notes

Be patient while sauteeing the onions and celery, this is where you get your flavour that sets the recipe up for HUGE success
Go for a good quality Gnocchi, ideally from your local market - the fresher the better!
Make sure you use a high in fat coconut milk - this will help take on the role of the traditional cream that is usually used
PARMESAN CHEESE! Yes, caps lock is needed. This is non-negotiable, it completely transforms the dish!

Nutrition

Serving: 4 | Calories: 510kcal | Carbohydrates: 46.8g | Protein: 13.2g | Fat: 33.2g | Saturated Fat: 18.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.7g | Sodium: 1766.4mg | Fiber: 1.8g | Sugar: 5g
Review This Recipe Let us know how it was!
Emily Lacey-Boyce

5 stars
this is one of the best soups ever 😍 so creamy and delicious, love the chunky ness and it’s so so easy to make. Recommend putting some crispy onions on top for added yumminess 🫶🏼 We don’t have olive garden in the UK but with this recipe we don’t even need it!

Maria Koutsogiannis

I am so happy you enjoyed this emily!!!

Brooke Bonime

Hi! What’s your favorite Parmesan brand? And could I sub arrowroot starch for the flour? Excited to make this!

Maria Koutsogiannis

for vegan use violife!! I think you can do that…. just make sure you mix the arrowroot with a bit to water first!

Elsie Moyer

5 stars
Thank you for this recipe, Maria. It is so delicious, creamy and satisfying. It had the flavor of cream of mushroom soup. I loved it! It was like a warm hug on a cold day. It’s my kind of soup, nourishing and healthy. It is perfect and so easy to prepare.

Maria Koutsogiannis

I am so glad you loved this! Thanks hun!

Rose Tropea

5 stars
Oh Wow Maria, So delicious 😋. Thank you so much.

Maria Koutsogiannis

thank you so much for the love, rose!

Jennifer Tucker

5 stars
This recipe is AMAZING!!! I have a dairy allergy, and so it’s hard to enjoy some of my favorites before the allergy, this soup being one of them. Thank you, seriously!!! And super easy recipe!

Maria Koutsogiannis

I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe!!! Thank you so much, Jennifer!

Tiffany L

5 stars
Hello! I made this and it tastes so good! Only thing is – I used regular parmesan instead of vegan parmesan, so I am getting a lot of sticky cheese bites. What measurement of regular parmesan do you suggest to use?

Maria Koutsogiannis

hard to say! Sounds like maybe you added too much, I didn’t test it with regular parm, so that may be the slight glich! Just eye ball it as you go!

Emily Paton

5 stars
Highly recommend! This recipe is so creamy and delicious and is literally a warm hug on a cold day! #soulfood

Thanks for the great recipe!

Maria Koutsogiannis

Thank you so much for the love, Emily!

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