Recipe 2023 by Stephanie Manley at CopyKat ➡️ Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup –

The Olive Garden’s Chicken Gnocchi soup is one of the most popular Olive Garden soup recipes. This rich soup has This warm bowl of goodness features roasted tender chicken, soft pillowy gnocchi, shredded carrots, celery, and fresh spinach. Hands down, this is one of my favorite Olive Garden copycat recipes of all time.

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons Butter
• 1 tablespoon 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
• 1 quart half-and-half
• 28 ounces chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
• 1 cup carrots finely shredded
• 1 cup spinach leaves coarsely chopped
• 1 cup chicken breast cooked, and diced
• 16 ounces package ready-to-use gnocchi

Instructions

• Melt the butter and olive oil in a large pot or a Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Add the chopped onion, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally until the onion becomes translucent. 
• Whisk in the flour and cook for about 1 minute. Whisk in the half-and-half. Simmer until thickened.
• Whisk in the chicken broth. Simmer until thickened again. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt, thyme, parsley, nutmeg (if using), shredded carrots, spinach, chicken, and gnocchi.
• Simmer until the soup is heated through. Before serving, season with additional salt, if necessary.