Description
Olive garden chicken gnocchi soup combines creamy comfort with Italian-inspired flavors. Home cooks can savor this hearty dish that brings restaurant-quality warmth to kitchen tables.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 3 cups chicken, shredded
- 1 lb potato gnocchi
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups half-and-half
Vegetables:
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup carrots, shredded
- 1 cup spinach, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Seasonings and Fats:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Warm a large pot over medium heat, melding butter and olive oil together until they create a fragrant base.
- Gently sauté the diced onion, minced garlic, chopped celery, and shredded carrots until they become tender and release their aromatic flavors, approximately 4-5 minutes.
- Introduce the shredded chicken into the vegetable mixture, then pour in the chicken broth and sprinkle in the selected seasonings, raising the temperature to achieve a rolling boil.
- Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer, slowly incorporate the creamy half-and-half, and let the mixture meld together for 5 minutes, allowing the flavors to harmonize.
- Carefully add the prepared gnocchi to the simmering soup, cooking them according to the package guidelines until they become pillowy and tender.
- Incorporate fresh spinach leaves into the soup, letting them wilt and infuse their vibrant green color and subtle flavor for approximately 2 minutes.
- Taste the soup and fine-tune the seasoning with additional salt and pepper as needed, ensuring a perfectly balanced flavor profile.
- Ladle the steaming soup into serving bowls, presenting a comforting and luxurious dish ready to be enjoyed immediately.
Notes
- Customize vegetable thickness by finely chopping or roughly cutting for different texture preferences.
- Use rotisserie chicken for quicker preparation and enhanced flavor depth.
- For gluten-free option, replace traditional gnocchi with cauliflower gnocchi or zucchini noodles.
- Reduce calories by substituting half-and-half with low-fat milk or unsweetened almond milk.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 330 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 780 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 19 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg