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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (258g) Recipe makes 8 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: potato gnocchi
Calories 236
Calories from Fat 136		(57%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 15.2g	23%
	Saturated Fat 6.4g	32%
	Monounsaturated Fat 6.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.8g
	Trans Fat 0.1g
Cholesterol 60mg		20%
Sodium 240mg		10%
Potassium 382mg		10%
Total Carbohydrate 8.3g		2%
	Dietary Fiber 0.4g	1%
	Sugars 2.6g
Protein 16.4g		32%
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Olive Garden Style Chicken and Gnocchi Soup

Recipe #348802 | 35 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Anne G.
Jan 11, 2009

This is very close to the Olive Garden soup. There's another recipe on the web which was the basis of this recipe, however I have changed it to use less cream. Still tastes good! I did end up using a little cornstarch to thicken. I guess you could sub heavy cream for the half and half to make it a little thicker without using cornstarch. The gnocchi is usually in the spaghetti section of the grocery store.

SERVES 8 -10 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

3-4 chicken breasts, cooked and diced
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups half-and-half
1 stalk celery, diced
1 garlic clove, chopped
1/2 carrot, shredded
1/2 onion, diced
1 cup fresh spinach, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon thyme
salt and pepper
16 ounces potato gnocchi
1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional)

Directions

1
Saute the onion, celery, onion, garlic, carrot in oil over medium heat until onion is translucent.
2
Add chicken, chicken stock, half and half, salt and pepper, thyme. Heat to boiling, then add gnocchi. Gently boil for 4 minutes, then turn down to a simmer for 10 minutes.
3
Add spinach and cook for another 1-2 minutes until spinach is wilted.
4
(Heat to boiling and add cornstarch dissolved in 1-2 Tbsp water at this point if you want a thicker soup.).
5
Ladle into bowls and serve!

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From: Southern Sugar Dumplin

On Nov 9, 2009

My family and I thought this was delicious! The only change I made was to add a few grates of fresh nutmeg. Thanks for a great post and I am sure I will be making this many,many more times.

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From: armymomx2

On Nov 2, 2009

I thought this was just ok, however, my DH really liked it. I'd give it 3 stars, but DH liked it so much, I bumped it to 4.

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From: Chef #549586

On Feb 8, 2009

My family and friends request this all the time...they are say its just as good if not better than the OG...I do make a few changes...I use 1.5C fat free half and half and .5c cream....have tried several ratios but this seems the best to keep it low cal and true to taste...i also boil the gnocchi in the soup before I add cream and H&H ...otherwise it seperates. ..use fresh thyme instead of dried too.

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From: Chef #571796

On Feb 7, 2009

Similar to Olive Garden's soup, but not exact. It was good though. We thought it had too much thyme (1/2 tsp would be plenty) and possibly even too much garlic (but that's because we used a huge clove.) It reheated okay too.

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