Make the Olive Garden chicken gnocchi soup at home with this quick and easy copycat recipe. It includes gnocchi, chicken, and vegetables.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken, pasta, soup
Servings: 5people
Ingredients
4tbspbutter
1small yellow onion, diced
1stickcelery, diced
1/2cupshredded carrot (or sliced)
2tspminced garlic
1/4cupall-purpose flour
2cupswhole milk or half-and-half (half heavy cream/half milk)
4cupschicken broth
1/2tspthyme
1/2tspmustard powder
1lbboneless skinless chicken breast(or 2 cups of diced cooked chicken)
16ozpotato or low-carb cauliflower gnocchi
1cupfresh spinach, roughly chopped
1dashred pepper flakes (optional)
salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the diced onions, celery, and carrots and heat until softened (about 5 minutes). Add the garlic and keep cookin’ for another minute.
Add the flour and stir. Cook for 2 more minutes. The flour will start turning a golden color.
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Add the chicken broth and the milk (or half-and-half) a little at a time, while stirring to mix it all together. Have patience here - you don’t want to add it all at once.
2 cups whole milk or half-and-half (half heavy cream/half milk), 4 cups chicken broth
Add the thyme and mustard powder.
1/2 tsp thyme, 1/2 tsp mustard powder
If using uncooked chicken, add it to the broth. Bring it to a little bitty boil so the chicken stays nice and soft. Simmer until the chicken is cooked through (about 10 minutes). This depends on the thickness of the chicken.
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
Remove the chicken and let it rest for 5 minutes, then dice it and add it back to the soup. Let the soup simmer until desired consistency is obtained - it will continue to thicken. If using rotisserie chicken skip steps 5 and 6 and simply add the chicken to the broth.
Add the gnocchi and simmer for about 5-7 minutes. It will tell you how long on the package of gnocchi.
16 oz potato or low-carb cauliflower gnocchi
Reduce heat to low and add the spinach, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for about 1 minute then serve immediately.
1 cup fresh spinach, roughly chopped, 1 dash red pepper flakes (optional), salt and pepper, to taste