Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copycat)

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copycat)

from therecipecritic.com
Dinner
25 min
8 servings
156 kcal / serving

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup has a thick and rich broth with shredded carrots, celery, chopped spinach and gnocchi hidden throughout. This tastes even better than the Olive Garden!

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoonsbutter
  • 1 tablespoonolive oil
  • 1 cuponion (diced)
  • ½ cupcelery diced
  • 2garlic cloves (minced)
  • ¼ cupall-purpose flour
  • 2 cupshalf-and-half
  • 114 ounce can chicken broth for a thinner soup use 2 cans
  • 1 tablespoonfresh thyme
  • 1 cupshredded carrots
  • 1 cupfresh spinach leaves (chopped)
  • 1 cupdiced cooked chicken breast (i used rotisserie)
  • 116 ounce package potato gnocchi (on the pasta isle)
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. 1

    In a large pot add butter and olive oil. Over medium high heat sauté onion, celery and garlic until tender. Add the flour to create a roux and cook for another minute.

  2. 2

    Slowly add the half and half and chicken broth and stir until it starts to thicken. Add the thyme, carrots, spinach, chicken and gnocchi. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until gnocchi is cooked and soup is thickened. (If you want a thinner soup add another can of chicken broth.) Salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.