Olive Garden’s Chicken Gnocchi soup is one of the most popular soup recipes. This Soup copycat is every bit as creamy and delicious as the restaurant version, made in less than 30 minutes! If you love gnocchi, you will love this soup.
Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup Recipe
Olive Garden’s Chicken Gnocchi soup is one of the most popular soup recipes. This Soup copycat is every bit as creamy and delicious as the restaurant version, made in less than 30 minutes! If you love gnocchi, you will love this soup.
Ingredients
- 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts - cooked and diced
- 1 stalk of celery - chopped
- ½ white onion - diced
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ½ cup shredded carrots
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
- salt and pepper - to taste
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 16 ounces potato gnocchi
- 2 cups half and half - see note
- 1 cup fresh spinach - roughly chopped
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add celery, onions, garlic, and carrots and saute for 2-3 minutes until onions are translucent.
- Add chicken, chicken broth, salt, pepper, and thyme, bring to a boil, then gently stir in gnocchi. Boil for 3-4 minutes longer before reducing heat to a simmer and cooking for 10 minutes.
- Stir in half and half and spinach and cook another 1-2 minutes until spinach is tender. Taste, add salt and pepper if needed, and serve.
Notes
Milk: for even more creamy richness, swap one cup of the half and half for heavy cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 523 kcal, Carbohydrates: 52 g, Protein: 31 g, Fat: 22 g, Saturated Fat: 11 g, Trans Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 99 mg, Sodium: 622 mg, Potassium: 799 mg, Fiber: 4 g, Sugar: 2 g, Vitamin A: 3859 IU, Vitamin C: 7 mg, Calcium: 184 mg, Iron: 5 mg
