Slow Cooker Creamy Gnocchi Sausage Kale Soup
This Slow Cooker Creamy Gnocchi Sausage Kale Soup provides 14g protein and 562 calories per serving, making it a carb-rich recovery meal. Quick prep yields 12 servings, stretching your meal-prep dollar across two weeks on your stovetop. Works well as a post-workout feed to replenish glycogen after heavy sessions.
Ingredients
- •Italian Pork Sausage(454g)
- •Yellow Onion
- •Carrots
- •Celery
- •Garlic(23g)
- •Low Sodium Chicken Broth(960g)
- •Italian seasoning(10g)
- •Chicken Bouillon, Dry(10g)
- •Onion powder(5g)
- •Garlic powder(5g)
- •3/4 teaspoon salt (adjust to your tastes)
- •1/3 Teaspoon Cracked Black Pepper, ((Adjust To Your Tastes))
- •Evaporated Milk, Canned(600g)
- •Cornstarch(480g)
- •Gnocchi, Potato, Store-Bought(454g)
- •Kale(960g)
- •1 pinch salt (to taste)
- •1 pinch pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- 1Place the browned sausage, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, broth, Italian seasoning, Vegeta (or bouillon), onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper in a crockpot or slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
- 2Add the evaporated milk (or half and half or cream), milk/cornstarch mixture and gnocchi. Stir and replace cover. Cook another 30 minutes until the soup has thickened and the gnocchi has softened.
- 3Add in the chopped kale (or spinach), cover for an extra 5 minutes or until just beginning to wilt.
- 4Taste test and season with extra salt and pepper, if desired. Serve immediately with optional parmesan cheese and bacon. (If soup thickens too much when cold, just add extra milk in half cup increments until achieving desired consistency while warming it up to serve.)
Nutrition — Per Serving
562
calories
14g
protein
24g
fat
- Carbohydrates
- 73g
- Saturated fat
- 8.1g
- Sodium
- 822 mg
- Dietary fiber
- 5.0g
12 servings per batch · ~330g each
Macro data sourced from USDA FoodData Central
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How much protein does Slow Cooker Creamy Gnocchi Sausage Kale Soup have per serving?
Each serving contains 14g of protein and 562 calories, with 24g fat and 73g carbs. This is a carb-forward soup where the gnocchi drives the calorie and carbohydrate content.
How long does Slow Cooker Creamy Gnocchi Sausage Kale Soup take to prep?
Quick prep time combined with 12 servings per batch makes this an efficient option for large meal prep volume. You'll get nearly two weeks of side portions or lighter meals from a single cook session.
Is Slow Cooker Creamy Gnocchi Sausage Kale Soup good for muscle gain?
At 562 calories and 73g carbs per serving, this soup works as a carb-heavy meal for muscle gain phases where you need calorie surplus and glycogen replenishment around training. The 14g protein per serving means you'd pair it with additional protein sources to hit daily targets.
