Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Chicken Gnocchi Soup is a warm and hearty comfort meal that will wrap you up in a blanket of creamy goodness. This nourishing soup is made in under 30 minutes and tastes exactly like the Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup. If you’re looking for a satisfying, flavor-rich soup that the whole family will love, look no further than right here!

With the weather cooling down, and the leaves changing colors, there is nothing better than cozying up with a flavorful, warm bowl of soup! It also always seems to taste better when it only takes you 30 minutes or less to make it.

Ingredient Info

• Butter – Salted or Unsalted butter will work for this recipe. Whatever you have on hand! 
• Onion – A white or yellow onion is the best type of onion for this recipe. You could also use a shallot if you’d like. I don’t recommend using red onion, but it would still work if you did. Make sure you dice the onion finely to avoid large chunks in the soup. 
• Celery – This adds some great texture and color to the soup! Make sure to dice it up fine as you see fit. 
• Garlic – Highly recommend using freshly minced garlic for this recipe, it will enhance the flavor immensely! However, you can use a jar of minced garlic if that’s all you have. 
• Flour – You’ll need flour to make a roux! All-purpose flour is the best for the job. 
• Half & Half – Half and half is half cream and half milk. It brings the perfect amount of creaminess to this soup without being overbearing. 
• Chicken Broth – Chicken Broth is the main base of the broth, but you can use vegetable broth instead! If you worry about sodium content, go with a low sodium chicken broth.
• Carrots – Finely shredded carrots add some beautiful texture and color to this soup. You can shred fresh carrots yourself, or buy the pre-packaged shredded carrots instead. 
• Spinach – This is such a great way to get in your leafy greens! Make sure to chop the spinach before adding it to the soup. It will cook down quite a bit, so feel free to add another handful if you like spinach. If you don’t like spinach you could substitute for some chopped kale. 
• Chicken – This recipe calls for diced, cooked chicken breast, but you can use whatever type of chicken you like the best! You can also use rotisserie chicken, frozen (thawed and warmed) chicken, or leftover chicken!
• Gnocchi – The star of the show! I find it best to use a ready-to-use package of gnocchi for this, but if you have a gnocchi recipe you’d like to use instead, that’s perfect! The small gnocchi seems to work best for this recipe, but you use whatever size you see fit.

Step By Step Instructions

1. In a large dutch oven or soup pot, melt the butter and olive oil over a medium heat. 
2. Next, add the garlic, onion, and celery. Stir that together and let it simmer for a few minutes, or until the onion starts to become translucent. 
3. Once cooked down, add the flour to the mixture. Whisk that into the butter and aromatics for about a minute. 
4. Next, add the half and half. Continue to whisk that together occasionally and let it simmer until the sauce becomes thick. Once thick, add in the chicken broth and keep whisking. Let that simmer until it becomes thick again. 
5. Add all the spices; salt, thyme, parsley, & nutmeg (optional) and combine. Lastly add the shredded carrots, spinach, chicken and gnocchi. Stir everything together until combined. 
6. Allow the soup to simmer on the stove until everything is heated through completely. Once hot, scoop out portions and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Tips & Advice

Equipment

For this easy recipe, you’ll only need a few simple materials to get going.

• Dutch Oven or Large Soup Pot
• Whisk
• Measuring Cups and Spoons
• Soup Serving Spoon

FAQs

Serves Well With

This Chicken Gnocchi Soup would pair well with some garlic bread or garlic knots and a garden salad! You can also serve it as an appetizer for some Fettuccine Alfredo or spaghetti.