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Creamy Chicken and Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copycat)
Chicken and Gnocchi Soup is the coziest way to warm up this season! It's filled with lots of potato gnocchi dumplings, tender pieces of chicken, fresh colorful veggies (like spinach and carrots) and it's all bathing in a rich and creamy broth. You just can't go wrong with this soup!
👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and sauté ⏱️ 6 minutes, add garlic sauté ⏱️ 1- 2 minutes longer.
olive oil1 Tbsp(2 oz) packed fresh spinach, (roughly chopped)2 cupsgarlic, (minced (1 Tbsp))3 cloves
2
Pour in broth, add rosemary, thyme, nutmeg and season with salt and pepper to taste.
3
Add in chicken breasts (if using rotisserie chicken wait to add at the end) and bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover and allow to simmer until chicken is cooked through (it should register 165 in center), about ⏱️ 8 - 12 minutes.
4
Meanwhile, while chicken is cooking, melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, cook and stir constantly ⏱️ 1 minute.
butter5 Tbsp(2 oz) packed fresh spinach, (roughly chopped)2 cups
5
While whisking vigorously pour in milk then continue to whisk vigorously to smooth any lumps. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
milk, (then more to thin as needed)2 cups(2 oz) packed fresh spinach, (roughly chopped)2 cups
6
While whisking constantly, cook until mixture thickens and lightly boils. Stir in cream, remove from heat.
7
Once chicken in soup has cooked through remove chicken from soup and allow chicken to rest ⏱️ 5 minutes then dice or shred into pieces. If veggies aren't nearly soft let that soup simmer a few minutes longer before adding gnocchi.
8
Add gnocchi to broth mixture, cover and simmer for recommend time directed on package, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Reduce to low heat.
9
Stir milk mixture into broth mixture, then add in cooked chicken (shredded rotisserie or cooked chicken breasts) and spinach. Cook until spinach wilts, about ⏱️ 1 minute.
milk, (then more to thin as needed)2 cups(2 oz) packed fresh spinach, (roughly chopped)2 cups
10
Serve warm with Romano cheese if desired.
Nutrition Facts
calories
573 kcal
fat Content
26 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
8 g
sodium Content
659 mg
protein Content
28 g
cholesterol Content
117 mg
carbohydrate Content
53 g
saturated Fat Content
13 g
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