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    Home » Food » Soup and Stew Recipes

    My Knockoff Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup Recipe

    August 5, 2012 by Jenn 20 Comments

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    One of my favorite places to have lunch is the Olive Garden. Between their soup, salad and breadsticks lunch special and their Roscato wine, I could eat there every single day without complaint! Being that our nearest Olive Garden is 20 minutes away and I knew that I could replicate the Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup recipe to some degree at home...I decided to just try to make it myself instead of heading down to Florida City for a bowl!

    I found a copycat recipe online, but I was missing too many of the ingredients to actually follow it.

    I am not afraid to experiment...so I kind of winged it and came up with my own version of the Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup Recipe.

    These are the ingredients I had on hand - including some buy-one-get-one-free potato gnocchi from my local grocery store and leftover chicken breast from dinner the previous night.

    Ingredients

    • 3 tablespoons extra virgin oil
    • 5 tablespoons butter
    • 4 tablespoons flour
    • 1 pint heavy cream
    • 2 cups milk
    • 1 cup red onion, finely diced
    • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
    • 1 (14 ounce) can of chicken broth
    • 1 cup finely shredded carrots
    • 2 cups cooked and diced chicken breast
    • 1 package gnocchi, cut in half and cooked
    • 1 tablespoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon thyme
    • 1 teaspoon parsley
    • 1 tablespoon black pepper
    Note: The copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup recipe called for 1 quart half and half, but I didn't have that - you may want to try it with the half and half instead of my heavy cream and milk mixture...but my soup turned out awesome, so I will be making it this way again. 

    My version of the Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup Recipe

    Directions

    Saute your onion and garlic in the butter and olive oil over medium heat until the diced onion is translucent. Add your flour and make a roux. What is a roux? It's a butter/flour saucy mixture - simple as that for us non-professionally trained home cooks!

    Let the butter and flour mixture cook for about a minute and then add in your milk and heavy cream. Stir until completely mixed.

    Cook your gnocchi according to package directions - most instructions will tell you to bring salted water to a boil and add your gnocchi. They are "done" once they begin floating to the top of the water. It should only take about 2 minutes, since we've cut all of our gnocchi in half for this recipe.

    If your kitchen counter looks like this, don't worry. That just means you're doing it right...

    Add in the carrots and chicken and stir well.

    Add in the chicken broth. The copycat version of the Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup recipe noted that if you want a thinner consistency to your soup to use 2 cans of chicken broth - but I wanted a thick soup. Just something to keep in mind as you are cooking - you can always add an extra can if your soup is thicker than you'd like!

    Stir until your soup regains a thick consistency, and then add the cooked gnocchi and your seasonings.

    Simmer on low heat for 5 minutes or so, stirring occasionally.
    This soup was soooo good!!
    I made such a large batch for lunch, and my daughter is slightly lactose intolerant, so I knew that she wouldn't be able to try it. I took the leftovers to my parent's house and by dinner time that night, my mom was already asking me for the recipe so that she could make more!
    My dad actually liked it - and my dad is one of those guys that doesn't consider soup a meal!

     

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    Jenn, AKA "The Rebel Chick," is a single woman who strives to help her readers live their best lives possible. Whether it be through sharing new recipes, sharing her dating stories, or encouraging people to embrace adventure and travel, she aims to inspire people to live full, happy and authentic lives.

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    Comments

    1. Mellisa

      August 05, 2012 at 3:23 pm

      Oh Jenn, I'm going to have to hug you when I see you! I lovvvvve this soup at Olive Garden 🙂 Can't wait to make it at home anytime!

      Reply
    2. Rachel

      August 05, 2012 at 4:10 pm

      That looks really good. I am going to add it to my list of things to try!

      Reply
    3. Dee

      August 05, 2012 at 8:50 pm

      You are really tempting my taste buds with this one. Looks yummy!

      Reply
    4. Anne

      August 05, 2012 at 9:27 pm

      Looks delicious. I like adding gnocchi to soups, it makes them seem more substantial.

      Reply
    5. nicole

      August 05, 2012 at 10:07 pm

      Oh how my mouth is watering! I absolutely love lunch at Olive Garden too. I'm going to have to try this version. I make a knock of pasta e fagiole! Perhaps we could get together one day before I leave for lunch there! xo

      Reply
    6. Fiona N

      August 05, 2012 at 11:53 pm

      Woa! It looks really delicious!!! Definitely I will try to cook it soon! Love your recipe!
      Thank You So Much for sharing!

      Reply
    7. Tammy

      August 06, 2012 at 2:08 pm

      It looks like a yummy soup.

      Reply
    8. Liz

      August 06, 2012 at 2:52 pm

      That looks positively fantastic!

      Reply
    9. Jenn

      August 06, 2012 at 3:26 pm

      This looks so amazing. You had me at gnocchi and butter!

      Reply
    10. Crystal

      August 06, 2012 at 4:45 pm

      That looks yummy.

      When we go to Olive Garden, I always get the Zuppa Toscano soup. Super delish.

      Reply
    11. Tesa

      August 06, 2012 at 9:32 pm

      This looks so good! I tried this soup once at the restaurant and there was only 3 pieces of gnocchi in it. I love gnocchi and was so disappointed! But now I'll have to try your recipe so I can put in as many pieces as I want. Yum!

      Reply
    12. Alicia

      August 07, 2012 at 12:24 am

      Oh yum! I must make this. I have been on a soup kick lately. I think I'm trying to make it fall already:)

      Reply
    13. Anne - Mommy Has to Work

      August 07, 2012 at 8:39 am

      Yumm! Looks wonderful!

      Reply
    14. Emily

      August 07, 2012 at 2:46 pm

      This looks amazing!

      Reply
    15. Toni

      August 08, 2012 at 7:53 am

      OMGosh I LOVE you right now well I loved you before too but even more right now LOL. That's my favorite thing to get at Olive Garden. I am going to have to try this soon.

      Reply
    16. Megan

      August 28, 2012 at 8:59 am

      I am so going to make this! I love me some Olive Garden!

      Reply
    17. Leilani

      September 17, 2012 at 1:12 am

      I used to eat at Olive Garden all the time, but after we moved, it's just too far away to make the trek. I have to try this!

      Reply
    18. Marysa

      November 18, 2012 at 8:56 pm

      This sounds so good! We did a knockoff recipe for Olive Garden's soup that has the sausage, potatoes, and kale.. it is SO good as well!

      Reply
    19. Andi C.

      November 22, 2012 at 7:41 pm

      I was just checking back at the posts that I missed and glad I found this one! Looks like a great soup now that it's cold outside!!

      Reply
    20. Jennie

      November 29, 2012 at 6:18 pm

      Oh I love this soup! We are definitely making this soup soon (but maybe with leftover turkey instead.)

      Reply

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