Copy Cat Olive Garden Gnocchi Soup

 

This soup is so rich and comforting and chock full of goodness. Chicken with carrots, spinach, celery, soft fluffy gnocchi in a rich creamy white sauce. This recipe taste like you spent all day in the kitchen. One of my all-time favorites. 

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
• 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

Directions

1. Melt the butter and olive oil in a large pot or a Dutch oven over medium heat.
2. Add the chopped onion, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally until the onion becomes translucent. 
3. Whisk in the flour and cook for about 1 minute. Whisk in the half-and-half. Simmer until thickened.
4. 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.
5. Simmer until the soup is heated through. Before serving, season with additional salt, if necessary