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This is the creamiest, coziest tomato gnocchi soup recipe you can imagine! Filled with pillowy potato gnocchi and Parmesan, it’s the stuff dreams are made of.
Food is all about vibe, and this recipe channels all those cozy, warm feelings: tomato gnocchi soup! It’s tangy and bright, filled with doughy pillows and topped with Parmesan cheese.
I am a huge fan of gnocchi, those puffy Italian dumplings that can be eaten in a pasta sauce or in soup form. This recipe is one of my favorite ways to enjoy them!
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I have been making this recipe for years and tweaking it here and there…always turns out amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this simple recipe. My whole family loves it!🤩” -Dakmama
Ingredients You’ll Need
Here’s what you’ll need for this soup:
- Canned tomatoes: I like using San Marzano-style petite diced tomatoes or fire roasted crushed tomatoes, like in my tomato basil soup.
- White wine vinegar: This is the secret. that makes it taste tangy and bright.
- Onion, garlic, and olive oil: The standard characters in a tomato soup.
- Fresh basil: This adds just the right herby, aromatic flavor.
- Vegetable broth: Use purchased or my homemade vegetable broth.
- Gnocchi. Mini gnocchi are ideal because they’re spoon-sized, but anything works!
- Salt, red pepper flakes, and Parmesan: For the final flavoring.
How To Make Tomato Gnocchi Soup
This tomato basil gnocchi soup recipe is easy to make and incredibly cozy and delicious. The concept of this gnocchi soup is to boil the gnocchi in the soup in the last few minutes of simmering: you don’t have to cook the gnocchi separately!
The secret to the creamy tomato basil base is after sauteing onion and garlic, deglaze the pan with white wine vinegar. The tangy vinegar brings out the brightness in the tomatoes. Adding fresh basil, which brings a delightful savory undertone.
You’ll simmer the soup for about 15 minutes, then add the gnocchi and cook 3 to 4 minutes more until they float.
Tips for the Gnocchi
For the gnocchi in this gnocchi soup recipe, I like to use mini gnocchi, which are the perfect size for soup! However, if you can’t find mini gnocchi you can use standard gnocchi.
Some brands of gnocchi are vegan (like Delallo’s), which makes them perfect for this vegan soup! If you’re not vegan, adding grated Parmesan is a must: but it’s not required because the flavor is that good. This comfy, cozy gnocchi soup recipe was the perfect thing for a gray day: I hope that you love it too!
What To Serve With Gnocchi Soup
Bread is a great side here, try my favorite garlic bread, a slab of focaccia, or half a grilled cheese for dunking. A simple arugula salad, massaged kale salad, or a spinach apple salad cuts the richness. Here are more cozy sides for soup.
How To Store And Reheat Leftovers
Refrigerate leftovers of this tomato gnocchi soup in an airtight container up to 3 days. The gnocchi may soak up a lot of the liquid in the soup over time, so if desired add a splash of water or broth and a bit of salt when reheating over medium low heat.
Dietary Notes
This gnocchi soup recipe is vegetarian, vegan, plant based, and refined sugar free. For vegan and plant based, omit the Parmesan or use Vegan Parmesan Cheese. For gluten free, use Gluten Free Gnocchi.
Tomato Gnocchi Soup Recipe
This recipe is the creamiest, coziest tomato gnocchi soup you can imagine! Filled with pillowy potato gnocchi and topped with Parmesan, it’s the stuff dreams are made of.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 1 large yellow onion (1 ½ cup diced)
- 4 cloves garlic
- ½ cup basil leaves, chopped, plus additional for garnish
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- 28-ounce can DeLallo San Marzano Style Petite Diced Tomatoes
- 1 quart vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 16-ounce package DeLallo Mini Potato Gnocchi (or standard gnocchi; for gluten free use DeLallo’s gluten free gnocchi)
- Parmesan cheese, to garnish (if desired, omit for vegan or use Vegan Parmesan Cheese)
Instructions
- Chop the onion. Mince the garlic. Chop the basil leaves.
- In a medium pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for about 4 to 5 minutes, until translucent. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes; sauté 1 minute until fragrant. Add the white wine vinegar and saute until evaporated.
- Add the basil, canned tomatoes and their liquid, broth, kosher salt, and black pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. When done, remove from the heat and use an immersion blender to puree the soup until creamy.*
- Return to a simmer over medium heat. Add the gnocchi and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until they float, stirring occasionally so they don’t stick together or to the bottom.
- Serve in bowls, allowing them to cool a few minutes until warm (soup tastes best warm, not pipping hot). Serve with chopped basil and Parmesan cheese (if desired; not required).
Notes
*For a creamy variation, add ½ cup Greek yogurt during the blending stage!
I really want to try this recipe, but I only have fresh tomatoes. Can I substitute the canned tomatoes with fresh ones? How would that change the recipe?
Hi! You’d need to blanch and peel the tomatoes, then chop them up before usin gin the recipe.
I have been making this recipe for years and tweaking it here and there…always turns out amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this simple recipe. My whole family loves it!🤩
This recipe was delicious! I made a few modifications, but I loved that this recipe doesn’t have the gobs of cheese or heavy cream that almost all the other tomato-based gnocchi recipes do. I used apple cider vinegar instead of white wine and reduced the amount since apple cider vinegar is a little more tart than white wine vinegar. I also added cannelloni beans and a bunch spinach to add protein and greens, but the delicious sauce brought everything together. This is another great recipe! Thanks so much for posting :)
This is by far the best soup I’ve ever made!! 10/10 :) the white wine vinegar really gives it a unique flavour that you don’t find in other tomato soups!
Just made the soup and it was so easy to make, delicious and full of flavour! :)
Just made this for my family. It smells amazing! We are about to dig in. I didn’t have a in pot blender as you suggested but I sifted all the veggie bits out of the broth and into the blender and poured it back in and stirred- worked just as well! I also didn’t have canned tomatoes without green chiles, so I used an organic, gluten free tomato paste (it worked great)! Paired withgluten free gnocci so everyone in my home can enjoy it. Thank you for this recipe. :)
Awesome! Enjoy :)
Can I use something instead of the white wine vinegar?
You could use red wine vinegar or lemon juice! Do those work for you?
Amazing recipe!!! I always had trouble making tomato related recipes to taste like tomato or to be flavourful. This one was amazing!! Really recommend it!
Oh we are so glad to hear it! Thank you so much for trying it and letting us know!
Hi! Making now but confused in the directions when to add veggie broth! Thanks
Hi there! The broth is listed in Step 3!
Just made this tonight, and it’s so good! I can’t wait to have it for work lunches this week. Thank you for the recipe. :)
Just made this soup tonight, and it was delicious! My husband was raving over it and had three servings of it. Thanks for your delicious and healthy recipes.
Oh we’re so excited to hear this! Thank you so much for making it!!!!
This sounds delightful. My son is the biggest gnocchi fan — can’t wait to try this with him! And how wonderful was that trip to DeLallo? The cottage looks charming, but the charcuterie board! The gnocchi making! The tour! Sounds like a fantastic time.