Double Chicken Dumpling Stoup

By melissaf

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 4 ribs celery from the heart, chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 carrots, shredded (1-1/2 cups)
• 1 fresh bay leaf
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 pound ground chicken
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs (a couple of generous handfuls)
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (a couple of generous handfuls)
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• Dash freshly grated nutmeg
• One 1-pound package gnocchi
• 1 cup frozen peas
• Flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped (a couple of generous handfuls)
• Crusty bread, for dunking

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

In a soup pot, heat the EVOO, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-high heat. add the celery, onions, carrots and bay leaf, season with salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the broth, cover the pot and bring to a boil.

Meanwhile, in a bowl, season the chicken with salt and pepper. Stir in the egg, bread crumbs, cheese, garlic and nutmeg. Roll the mixture into walnut-sized meatballs (you'll have about 40) and add to the stoup. Simmer for about 10 minutes while you wash up. Add the gnocchi to the stoup and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the peas and parsley and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the stoup from the heat, discard the bay leaf and let cool for 5 minutes. Serve with the bread.