Easy Chicken and Gnocchi Soup Recipe
This fast and easy chicken gnocchi soup recipe is a copycat from Olive Garden. If you’re American, you know Olive Garden. If you’re not, it’s a fast-casual chain restaurant serving up Italian-inspired dishes that lean heavily onto the comfort food side of things. And comfort food is this soup’s middle name! There’s an abundance of shredded chicken among tender gnocchi, along with onions, carrots, and garlic for layers of flavor. Fresh spinach adds texture while the creamy broth takes this soup over the top. This creamy chicken gnocchi soup is even better than the restaurant option and is ready to eat in just 30 minutes! It’s perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner and makes for excellent meal prep to enjoy throughout the week.
Ingredients in Chicken Gnocchi Soup
For this better-than-Olive Garden chicken and gnocchi soup, you’ll need the following easy-to-find and common ingredients from your grocery store: Many times they’re healthier and more economical as a bonus. Like this soup! Here are some of my favorite copycat recipes I have worked to recreate: Olive Garden Loaded Zuppa Toscana SoupOlive Garden Minestrone SoupP.F. Chang’s Chicken Lettuce WrapsP.F. Chang’s Mongolian Beef
Note: I am not saying I got the recipe from the restaurants. I am saying I tasted it at the restaurant, went to the grocery store and shopped for logical ingredients, went into my kitchen, and pulled out whatever spices, ingredients, and pots and pans that I thought would get me closest to the real deal. And kept testing until I nailed it.
Unsalted butter Yellow onion Celery Carrots Garlic All-purpose flour Half-and-half Low-sodium chicken broth Cooked chicken Gnocchi – Find this in the pasta aisles of your local grocery store Dried thyme – Dried is easy and what I always have, but if you have fresh, that’s fine too. Add about 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme. Dried (ground) mustard – I call for this in my Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup recipe, and readers say it makes a big difference! Fresh baby spinach Salt Black pepper Red pepper flakes, optional and to taste
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Creamy Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup
With just 10 minutes of prep time, making this 30-minute total time, one-pot, gnocchi soup with chicken recipe is a cinch!
More Quick and Easy Chicken Soup Recipes:
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