Copycat Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi Soup Easy Cozy Dinner
This Copycat Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi Soup is a creamy chicken soup perfect for an easy dinner or comfort soup on busy weeknights. Enjoy a family dinner that brings cozy flavors to your table quickly.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: Serves 6
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Standard
Ingredients
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- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 1 medium carrot julienned or shredded
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 2 cups half-and-half
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups cooked chicken shredded
- 1 (16-oz.) package fresh gnocchi
- 2 cups baby spinach
Instructions
- Heat butter in a large pot over medium heat until melted then add onion, celery, and carrot, cooking until soft about 5 minutes.
- Stir in garlic and cook briefly until its aroma releases about 1 minute.
- Pour in the chicken broth and scrape the pot bottom with a wooden spoon to lift browned bits, then add thyme and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Lower the heat and let it simmer uncovered for 20 minutes to develop flavors.
- Mix in half-and-half and warm the soup back up, then remove thyme sprigs and season with salt and pepper.
- Add shredded chicken and gnocchi and continue simmering until the gnocchi are tender as directed on the package.
- Toss in spinach and cook just until it wilts. Serve hot.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 80mg