Hearty comfort soup at its best, this easy, creamy Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Gnocchi Soup is filled with delicious Italian spices, San Marzano tomatoes, earthy garlic, zesty onions, roasted red peppers, hearty gnocchi, baby spinach, and protein-packed navy beans. It’s bursting with all your favorite Italian flavors and will surely have the entire family running to the dinner table with soup spoon in hand!
Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, gluten free, no highly processed ingredients.
Hi there, Ameera here!
This soup started out in one direction, then took a few twists and turns, and ultimately morphed into a deliciously creamy Italian tomato soup. A few tweaks and kitchen tests later and we were parked in flavor town city! Even Dad was elbowing his way into the soup pot for seconds. LOL
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San Marzano Tomatoes
You can buy another brand/style of crushed tomatoes, but we strongly recommend San Marzano style tomatoes. Hunts has a very affordable San Marzano Style Tomatoes in a 28 oz. can for the budget conscious.
I was delightfully surprised with Hunt’s San Marzano Style Tomatoes, they are sweeter than normal tomatoes and have less acidity making them perfect for this soup.
The roasted red peppers perfectly balance out the soup with a beautiful accent flavor that is not over-powering. You can leave them out if you wish, but we loved the subtle dimension it added to the soup.
I’ll let Mom tell you more!
Hi! Robin here!
I love how this soup turned out. TP109 was all about it. He LOVES gnocchi and is passionate about San Marzano tomatoes.
He is always on the look out for sales for San Marzano tomatoes at the grocery store. I happened to notice that Hunts offers a San Marzano Style Tomato and picked up a can just to test it out.
Dang, Hunts did a great job at a much lesser price. We were very happy! We hope you try them out too!
If you try this cozy soup, we would love to know if you enjoy it as much as we do! Please leave us a review! Post a picture on Facebook or Instagram and tag us! We would love to hear from you.
More Delicious Italian Soups:
- Tuscan Kale Potato Bean Soup
- Italian Sundried Tomato Potato Soup
- Healthy Minestrone Soup
- Italian Pasta Fagioli
- Italian Pasta and Peas
- Escarole Bean Potato Soup
Products Used:
- Large ceramic/enamel lined Dutch oven, skillet, or similar large stock pot
- High-Speed Blender
Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Gnocchi Soup
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 20 Minutes
- Total Time: 30 Minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
Hearty and comforting, this 20-minute, oil-free Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Gnocchi Soup is filled with delicious Italian spices and nourishing goodness. Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, gluten free, no highly processed ingredients.
Ingredients
Base Ingredients:
- 1 cup yellow onions, diced
- 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 Tablespoons GF flour (or flour of choice) *
- 1 – [ 28 oz. can ] whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes *
- ¼ cup roasted red peppers *
- 1 cup water (or broth)
Spice/Herb Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 Tablespoons dried minced onion flakes
- 1 teaspoon sea salt (+/-) *
Other Ingredients:
- ¼ cup unsweetened plain plant milk
- ½ teaspoon organic maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons white miso *
- 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon tamari *
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda *
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano *
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil *
- ½ teaspoon Italian Seasoning *
- 3 Tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 12 oz. gnocchi *
- 1 – [ 15 oz. can ] navy beans, drained and rinsed
- 4 cups baby spinach
Optional Toppings:
Instructions
- Place a medium stock pot filled with water to boil. Once boiling, cook the gnocchi according to package directions, then drain and set aside until ready in Step 6.
- In the meantime, place the Spice/Herb Ingredients in a small bowl (do not include the herbs listed in the Other Ingredients), mix well, set aside.
- In a large ceramic/enamel lined Dutch oven or similarly large stockpot, add the chopped onions, sauté over medium-high heat until the onions start to soften, approx. 5 minutes. Add a splash of water (or broth) if needed, if the onions start to stick/burn.
- Add the minced garlic and flour and stir constantly for several minutes. Then add all the remaining Base Ingredients and the Spice/Herb Mix. Stir constantly to incorporate and simmer for a few minutes to thicken. Cook for 3 minutes.
- After 3 minutes, remove the sauce from the stove to allow to cool for several minutes. Place the mixture into a high-speed blender and blend on high until smooth and emulsified.
- Return the mixture to the pot, then add the Other Ingredients, except for the gnocchi, navy beans and spinach. Stir until well to incorporate. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes to allow the flavors to marry, then add the cooked gnocchi, navy beans and spinach. Simmer for a few minutes to allow the flavors to develop.
- Serve topped with a sprinkle of Vegan Parmesan Cheese.
Notes
*San Marzano Tomatoes: We used Hunt’s San Marzano Style Tomatoes. We strongly recommend using San Marzano tomatoes for this recipe as San Marzano tomatoes have a very distinct well-balanced flavor. They are sweeter and have less acidity than regular tomatoes. Hunt’s has a very affordable San Marzano style tomato in a 28 oz. can for the budget conscious.
*Flour: We used Bob’s Red Mill gluten free all-purpose baking flour blend. You can use the flour of your choice.
*Roasted Red Peppers: Look for a roasted red pepper with no oil and no added sugar. We used Mancini Sweet Roasted Peppers for their naturally sweet flavor. The flavor of the roasted red peppers is very light. It is used to accent the flavor of the soup. Feel free to leave it out or ramp it up as desired.
*Herbs: We added the herbs later after the Base Ingredients were buzzed by the high-speed blender as sometimes, herbs can become bitter if over processed. This soup is very flavorful and fresh, we enjoyed the light, freshness. If you want more spices, feel free to ramp up the oregano, basil and Italian Seasonings.
*Tamari: We used San J Tamari Soy Sauce, Gluten Free, Reduced Sodium. You can substitute the tamari with reduced sodium soy sauce, Braggs Liquid Aminos, or Braggs Coconut Liquid Aminos.
*Miso: We used Miso Master Organic Mellow White Premium Lite Miso, Certified Gluten Free. Miso really lends itself to balancing flavors when you don’t use oil. You can also use chickpea miso for a soy free version.
*Gnocchi: You can substitute the gnocchi for another pasta; however, if you do use another pasta, you will need to adjust the amount to 4 to 6 oz. Gnocchi is more dense than regular pasta so when substituting, use less.
*Baby Spinach: Spinach is a natural spice/herb neutralizer. Your soup may taste absolutely amazing before placing the spinach in the soup, then the longer spinach cooks, the more mellow your dish will become. We like adding spinach during the last few minutes so it does not cook very long.
*Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
*Serving: 4
*Storage: Refrigerate and use within 5 days.
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When do spice ingredients go in?
Hi there Hope 🙂
Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. We’ve adjusted the recipe instructions to include when the spice/herb mix is added.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
My family is trying more vegetable dishes. We had this recipe tonight. It is definitely a keeper. I would never have thought to use some of the ingredients so I am very pleased how this turned out. I am venturing into new territory here. Example – had no idea what miso was and had to ask several people in the grocery store where to find it. Few comments — When printing this recipe (and others on this site), ingredients are left off and some instructions are missing. I had to relaunch the site while making the meal to find… Read more »
Hi there Maura 🙂 Yaaaay!!! We are so thrilled to hear that you enjoyed this recipe and think it is a keeper. Whole Food Plant Based cooking definitely opens the doors to new and exciting ingredients that will surly become a staple in your home. We apologize that you were having issues printing our recipe. This is the first we are hearing that ingredients were left off the recipe card as this shouldn’t happen. Are you using the “Print Recipe” button in the recipe card that we’ve provided? We appreciate you sharing your awesome feedback and for taking… Read more »
Do you drain the tomatoes or add the can, juice and tomatoes?
Hi there NKO 🙂
Thank you so much for reaching out to us. No, do not drain the tomatoes for this recipe.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
Made this tonight for the Bf and me. So scrumptious! Only change I’ll make next time is reducing the salt by half. But OMG it was wonderful. Thank you so much. I appreciate how you have us premix the spices that are all added at the same time. Also I used my submersible blender in the pot rather than transferring to a blender.
Hi there Mary 🙂
Yippee!!! We are so excited that you and your Bf enjoyed this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome feedback and adjustments with us. We appreciate you taking the time to write!
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
This is so good! I used a little fresh basil in addition to the dried. The soup tasted great before I added the cooked gnocchi, beans, and spinach (thinking it would make a lovely tomato soup on its own!), but after I added them? French kiss!
Hi there Maria,
YAYYY!! We were so happy that you enjoyed this dish! Thank you so much for taking time to write us an awesome review of this recipe.
-Ameera and Robin