Olive Garden Simple Chicken and Gnocchi Recipe

Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi Soup

I love the Chicken and Gnocchi soup at Olive Garden! So, when I saw a recipe for it I knew I had to give it a try. It was delicious and pretty easy to make (it did take a little while to prep because of the amount of dicing).

Olive Garden's Chicken and Gnocchi Soup

Ingredients:

• 4 Tbs butter
• 1 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup finely diced onion
• 1/2 cup finely diced celery
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 Cups Whole Milk (less if you want a thicker soup)
  
• 2 Cups Heavy Cream
• 2 (14-ounce) cans chicken broth
• Salt
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp dried parsley flakes
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg (optional)
• 1 cup finely shredded carrots
• 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh spinach leaves
• 1 cup diced cooked chicken breast (you can use a rotisserie chicken)
• 1 lb Gnocchi (get it prepackaged or make it homemade, click here for the homemade gnocchi recipe)
  

Instructions:

Melt the butter into the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion becomes translucent. Add the flour and cook for about 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and heavy cream. Simmer until thickened. Whisk in the chicken broth. Simmer until thickened again. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt, the thyme, parsley, nutmeg (if using), carrots, spinach, chicken, and gnocchi. Simmer until the soup is heated through and the gnocchi is cooked (about 4 minutes).

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