Chicken and Gnocchi Soup Olive Garden Copycat Recipe

By á-4131

A fantastic copycat recipe of Olive Garden's Chicken & Gnocchi Soup. The best
part, it's ready in 30 minutes!
Serves: 6 servings

Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 T light butter
• 1 large yellow onion, small diced
• 1 C celery, small diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 quart fat free half and half
• 3 cups fat free chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cup carrots, finely shredded
• 1 cup fresh spinach, roughly chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon parsley
• 1 cup chicken, cooked and diced
• Freshly grated Parmesan cheese – for garnish
• 1 pound package gnocchi
• salt & pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a large soup pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring
occasionally, until the onion is translucent and lightly browned around the edges, about 5­7 minutes. Add
the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30­60 seconds.
2. Sprinkle in the flour and whisk to combine. Cook for 1­2 minutes. Whisk in the flour until there are no more
lumps and simmer until thickened.
3. Slowly whisk in the half and half and simmer until thickened, about 4­6 minutes. Whisk in the chicken
broth and simmer until thickened again, about 2­4 minutes.
4. Add the Carrots, spinach leaves, thyme, parsley, chicken, and gnocchi. Continue to cook until all the
ingredients are just heated through.
5. Season with salt and pepper, serve.