This hearty soup is a great recipe to make with leftover or rotisserie chicken. By simply using your leftover shredded chicken and a few veggies, you can make it just like Olive Garden’s.

How To Make Copycat Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi Soup
Ingredients
- 2 cup chicken, shredded
- 3 tbsp. butter
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- ¾ cup onion, diced
- ½ cup carrots, diced
- ½ cup celery, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- â…“ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cup chicken broth
- 1 ½ cup half & half
- 1 lb. potato gnocchi
- 3 cup spinach
- 1 tbsp. basil, chopped
- ½ tsp. thyme
- ½ tsp. parsley
- ¼ tsp. nutmeg
- Parmesan, grated
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Saute the onion, celery, and garlic in the butter and olive oil over medium heat.
- Add the flour and make a roux.
- Add the half and half.
- Cook gnocchi according to package directions.
- Add in the carrots and chicken in the roux.
- Once the mixture thickens, add the chicken broth.
- Then add the gnocchi, spinach, and seasonings.
- Let simmer until soup is heated through.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve with grated Parmesan on top.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 2g
- :
- Calcium: 137mg
- Calories: 392kcal
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Cholesterol: 36mg
- Fat: 22g
- Fiber: 3g
- Iron: 5mg
- Potassium: 433mg
- Protein: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Sodium: 966mg
- Vitamin A: 3876IU
- Vitamin C: 20mg
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