Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup - CopyKat.com
You can make a copycat recipe for Olive Garden's Chicken Gnocchi soup just like they do. Here is CopyKat.com's version of Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi soup.
This was originally posted on my blog at
https://copykat.com/olive-garden-chic...
Here is the recipe
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.