Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup copycat is every bit as creamy and delicious as the restaurant version, made in less than 30 minutes.
There’s a reason nearly everyone loves Olive Garden. Their food is good! And addictive! A quick search of Pinterest reveals hundreds of Olive Garden copycat recipes — from their Italian salad dressing to their toasted ravioli.
I can think of a few reasons why seemingly everyone wants to recreate these dishes at home.
- Prep Time: 10MINUTES MINUTES
- Cook Time: 20MINUTES MINUTES
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- Total Time: 30MINUTES MINUTES
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
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