Olive Garden Gnocchi Soup Copycat

Name: Olive Garden Gnocchi Soup Copycat
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons olive oil; ¾ cup onion, diced; ½ cup carrots, diced; ½ cup celery, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; coarse salt and fresh black pepper; ⅓ cup all-purpose flour; 4 cups chicken broth; 1 + ½ cups half & half; 2 cups cooked white meat chicken, shredded or cut into small bites; 1 pound potato gnocchi; 3 cups fresh baby spinach, stems removed; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil; fresh grated Parmesan and/or Romano, for serving

4 steps

Fluffy clouds of potato gnocchi, tender bites of chicken and fresh spinach swimming in a sea of thick, rich broth. Copycat chicken and gnocchi soup just like the one served at Olive Garden. Originally posted by “CinnamonSpice&EverythingNice”

Updated at: Tue, 14 May 2024 22:19:03 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories443 kcal (22%)

Total Fat21.5 g (31%)

Carbs38 g (15%)

Sugars5 g (6%)

Protein22.5 g (45%)

Sodium978.2 mg (49%)

Fiber1.9 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

3 tablespoonsbutter

2 tablespoonsolive oil

¾ cuponion

½ cupcarrots

½ cupcelery

⅓ cupall-purpose flour

4 cupschicken broth

1 ½ cupshalf & half

2 cupswhite meat chicken

cooked, shredded or cut into small bites

1 poundpotato gnocchi

3 cupsfresh baby spinach

stems removed

1 tablespoonfresh basil

chopped

Parmesan

fresh grated, for serving

Romano

Instructions

Step 1

In a large soup pot or Dutch oven heat the butter and oil together over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook until tender over medium-low heat about 10 minutes, stirring often.

Step 2

Sprinkle the flour into the pot and stir into the vegetables, cook 3 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the chicken broth 1 cup at a time, followed by the half & half.

Step 3

Add the cooked chicken. Bring up to a simmer and maintain for 20 minutes stirring often. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 4

Cook the gnocchi separately according to package directions. Add them to the soup along with the spinach. Simmer until spinach is wilted. Stir in basil. Serve with grated cheese.