Name: The Best Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 cups of spinach roughly chopped; 2 cups of celery sliced thinly; 1 cup of onion finely chopped; 2 cups of matchstick carrots; 6 cloves of minced garlic; 10 cups of chicken stock; 1/2 tsp thyme; 1/8 tsp nutmeg; 2 lbs of chicken fillets or boneless skinless breast cut into bite-sized pieces; 3/4 cup butter and 3/4 cup of flour for the roux to thicken your soup; 2 cups cooking cream; 2 500g packages of gnocchi

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The Best Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

If there is one recipe I get asked for every single time I post that I am making it over on my Instagram stories, it is this one; The Best Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup!

I have an obsession with this soup from the Olive Garden, and I don’t pass up the opportunity to stuff my face with all-you-can-eat soup and breadsticks any chance I get.

Which to be honest, isn’t as often as I would like.

We don’t have an Olive Garden here in Ontario, in fact, the only Olive Garden’s in Canada are out west … you lucky west coasters!

The closest Olive Garden to me is in Niagra Falls, NY and aside from the fact our borders are currently closed due to COVID-19, I don’t think Steve would be open to driving all the way there just for dinner.

Thankfully we travel a few times each year which allows me to satisfy my craving.

Every February we go to Cancun, Mexico and you bet we take a cab into town to have dinner there at least twice during our vacation.

We also travel to NYC in June every year and we always go to Times Square to the Olive Garden.

Outside of those two travel times, if I am lucky enough to find a friend to head over to the states to do some shopping I might get another dinner in at the Olive Garden.

Since I can’t just go there whenever I want, I made it my mission to learn to make this soup at home.

It took me three or four tries to get the flavours just right, but when I tell you this is bang on, I am not lying!

The Best Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Craving all-you-can-eat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup and can’t get to an Olive Garden? This is The Best Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup you will ever eat!

So grab the ingredients, get cooking and be ready to enjoy your favourite soup in the comfort of your own home.

PLUS, at the end of this blog post check out 62 other great soup recipes from my fellow bloggers!

What You Will Need:

2 tbsp olive oil
4 cups of spinach roughly chopped
2 cups of celery sliced thinly
1 cup of onion finely chopped
2 cups of matchstick carrots
6 cloves of minced garlic
10 cups of chicken stock
1/2 tsp thyme
1/8 tsp nutmeg
2 lbs of chicken fillets or boneless skinless breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
3/4 cup butter and 3/4 cup of flour for the roux to thicken your soup
2 cups cooking or table cream
2 500g packages of gnocchi

How To Make The Best Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Follow along with the step-by-step process photos for The Best Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup and then find the printable recipe below!

Let’s prep everything we will need for the recipe.

TIP: You can prep the veggies and chicken the night before for busy weeknight dinners.

Place your matchstick carrots in a bowl and set aside.

Next, thinly slice your celery and set aside.

Grab your chicken, I prefer to use chicken fillets, but you can use boneless skinless chicken breast as well.

Cut your chicken into bite-size pieces and set aside.

Fresh ingredients make me happy!

Roughly chop your spinach and set aside.

Finely chop your onion and mince your garlic.

I hate chopping onions and mincing garlic so I use frozen prechopped onions and frozen crushed garlic cubes!

Heat your olive oil in a large, tall pot (I used an 8-quart pot) over medium-high heat.

Add in your celery, onion and carrots and sauté for 5 minutes.

Next, add in your garlic and sauté for another 2 minutes.

Pour in your chicken stock, thyme and nutmeg.

Next, add in your chicken and stir.

Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce your heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 12 minutes.

While the soup is simmering measure out 2 cups of cooking or table cream.

I use either or, but I had table cream in the fridge today so that is what I used.

Empty your two packages of gnocchi into a bowl, separate all the pieces and set aside.

In a small pot over low heat, warm up your cream.

This is very important, if you put cold cream into boiling hot soup it can curdle and you do not want that.

Once the soup has simmered for 12 minutes, pour in your cream and give it a good stir.

In a small pot over medium-low heat, melt your butter.

Once the butter is melted, turn off the heat and add in your flour.

Mix it until fully combined and no lumps.

Pour your roux into your soup and stir until fully combined.

If the soup is too thick you can pour in a little more cream, slowly, stirring until it thins out a bit.

And if the soup is too thin you can make a little bit more roux and add in a little bit at a time, stirring with each addition until it is thicker.

The soup is a creamy soup, it is not thin like regular soup, but not as thick as a stew.

Add in your spinach and gnocchi.

Give it a good stir and allow to cook for 5 minutes to soften the gnocchi and wilt the spinach.

While you are waiting for the soup to be ready you can make some garlic bread.

Sorry, I have yet to master the Olive Garden breadsticks, but if and when I do, you can bet I will share the recipe with you!

You’re done, now it is time to enjoy this delicious meal!

Yield: 8 Servings

The Best Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
4 cups of spinach roughly chopped
2 cups of celery sliced thinly
1 cup of onion finely chopped
2 cups of matchstick carrots
6 cloves of minced garlic
10 cups of chicken stock
1/2 tsp thyme
1/8 tsp nutmeg
2 lbs of chicken fillets or boneless skinless breast cut into bite-sized pieces
3/4 cup butter and 3/4 cup of flour for the roux to thicken your soup
2 cups cooking cream
2 500g packages of gnocchi

Instructions

Place your matchstick carrots in a bowl and set aside.

Next, thinly slice your celery and set aside.

Cut your chicken into bite-size pieces and set aside.

Roughly chop your spinach and set aside.

Finely chop your onion and mince your garlic.

Heat your olive oil in a large, tall pot (I used an 8-quart pot) over medium-high heat, then, add in your celery, onion and carrots and sauté for 5 minutes.

Next, add in your garlic and sauté for another 2 minutes.

Pour in your chicken stock, thyme, nutmeg, chicken and stir.

Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce your heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 12 minutes.

Empty your two packages of gnocchi into a bowl, separate all the pieces and set aside.

In a small pot over low heat, warm up your cream. This is very important, if you put cold cream into boiling hot soup can curdle and you do not want that.

Once the soup has simmered for 12 minutes, pour in your warm cream and give it a good stir.

Next, in a small pot over medium-low heat, melt your butter. Once the butter is melted, turn off the heat and add in your flour. Mix it until fully combined and no lumps.

Pour your roux into your soup and stir until fully combined.

Add in your spinach and gnocchi. Give it a good stir and allow to cook for 5 minutes to soften the gnocchi and wilt the spinach.

While you are waiting for the soup to be ready you can make some garlic bread or dinner rolls.

Serve in a bowl and top with freshly grated romano or parmesan cheese if you'd like and enjoy!

Notes

The soup is a creamy soup, it is not thin like regular soup, but not as thick as a stew.

If the soup is too thick you can pour in a little more cream, slowly, stirring until it thins out a bit.

And if the soup is too thin you can make a little bit more roux and add in a little bit at a time, stirring with each addition until it is thicker.

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The Best Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

What You Will Need:

How To Make The Best Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

TIP: You can prep the veggies and chicken the night before for busy weeknight dinners.

I hate chopping onions and mincing garlic so I use frozen prechopped onions and frozen crushed garlic cubes!

I use either or, but I had table cream in the fridge today so that is what I used.

This is very important, if you put cold cream into boiling hot soup it can curdle and you do not want that.

The soup is a creamy soup, it is not thin like regular soup, but not as thick as a stew.

Ingredients

Instructions

Notes

The soup is a creamy soup, it is not thin like regular soup, but not as thick as a stew.

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