Olive Garden Chicken & Gnocchi soup
- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 cup chicken breasts, cooked and diced (you can use a rotisserie chicken)4 tablespoons butter4 tablespoons flour1 quart half and half1 14 ounces can of chicken broth½ cup celery, finely diced2 minced garlic cloves1 cup carrots, finely shredded1 cup onion, finely diced1 cup fresh spinach, coarsely chopped1 tablespoons extra virgin oil½ teaspoon thyme½ teaspoon parsleyFreshly grated Parmesan cheeses i optional1 lb. potato gnocchi you can buy this in the gourmet section of many supermarkets
1. Saute the onion, celery, and garlic in the butter and olive oil over medium heat until the onion becomes translucent. Add the flour and make a roux. Let the butter and flour mixture cook for about a minute before adding 1 quart of half and half.
2. Cook gnocchi according to package directions.
3. Into the roux, add in the carrots and chicken. Once the mixture becomes thick, add the chicken broth. Once the mixture thickens again, add the cooked gnocchi, spinach, and seasoning;, simmer until soup is heated through.
4. Comments about this recipe: You can add more chicken if you like. While you could use leftover cooked chicken breasts, I really think using the rotisserie chicken that are found in many grocery stores is the best way to get the optimal flavor of this soup. If you want to make the soup lower in calories, you can use milk instead of half and half. Half and Half does taste better though, and it also reheats better than milk does.
Serving Size: 8
2. Cook gnocchi according to package directions.
3. Into the roux, add in the carrots and chicken. Once the mixture becomes thick, add the chicken broth. Once the mixture thickens again, add the cooked gnocchi, spinach, and seasoning;, simmer until soup is heated through.
4. Comments about this recipe: You can add more chicken if you like. While you could use leftover cooked chicken breasts, I really think using the rotisserie chicken that are found in many grocery stores is the best way to get the optimal flavor of this soup. If you want to make the soup lower in calories, you can use milk instead of half and half. Half and Half does taste better though, and it also reheats better than milk does.
Serving Size: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 449.1
- Total Fat: 23.1 g
- Cholesterol: 117.0 mg
- Sodium: 801.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 33.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
- Protein: 27.2 g
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