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Chicken Gnocchi Soup
This Chicken Gnocchi Soup Recipe is a copycat of the famous Olive Garden dish. It's creamy, comforting, and can be made in under 30 minutes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 501 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup , Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian , American
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1 tsp dried thyme leaves
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups Half & Half
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups rotisserie chicken -skin removed and meat pulled apart into bite-size pieces
- 17 oz. dried potato gnocchi -found in the pasta isle
- 1 cup coarsely chopped spinach
- Optional: Grated parmesan and bread sticks for serving
Instructions
- Add the butter to a large soup pot and place it over medium-high heat. Once the butter is melted, add the onion, carrots, and celery. Stir to coat the veggies in the butter.
- Add the thyme, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the veggies are soft, about 7 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic. Then, add the flour. Cook, stirring often, for two minutes.
- Add the half & half one cup at a time, stirring after each addition.
- Add the broth. Stir well. Bring the liquid to a simmer.
- Add the chicken, gnocchi, and spinach. Adjust the heat so the liquid stays at a simmer. Cook for five minutes, stirring occasionally.*
- Serve with grated parmesan cheese and bread sticks for dipping.
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Notes
- *At this point, taste for seasoning. Depending on the saltiness of the rotisserie chicken and the broth, the soup may need an additional 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1/6th of the recipe
Calories
501kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
127mg
(42%)
Sodium
1495mg
(62%)
Potassium
310mg
(9%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
4610IU
(92%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
138mg
(14%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 501
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/6th of the recipe | |
| Calories | 501kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 127mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 1495mg | 62% |
| Potassium | 310mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 4610IU | 92% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 138mg | 14% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.