# Olive Garden Chicken & Gnocchi Soup

This Olive Garden favorite takes under 30 minutes to make at home. It’s cheaper, tastes better than the restaurant, and makes enough to feed the whole family.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 celery stalks
- 1 small onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 0.5 cup shredded carrots
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- 1.5 tsp chopped fresh thyme
- 16 oz gnocchi
- 1 cup half & half
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup chopped spinach
- Fresh parmesan cheese

## Instructions

1. Cut chicken into small bite-sized pieces.
2. Cook the chicken in a pan with olive oil until fully cooked through, then set aside.
3. Dice celery and onions, and mince garlic.
4. Shred carrots.
5. In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.
6. Add the celery, onion, garlic, and carrots to the pot and cook until softened.
7. Add the cooked chicken, chicken broth, salt, pepper, and thyme to the pot.
8. Bring the mixture to a boil, then add in the gnocchi.
9. Reduce to low heat and simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes or until the gnocchi is tender.
10. In a separate bowl, mix half & half and heavy cream.
11. Stir in the half and half/heavy cream mixture and the chopped spinach into the pot.
12. Heat through until warmed.
13. Top with fresh parmesan if desired and serve.

## Equipment

- cutting board
- knife
- pan
- wooden spoon
- large pot
- measuring cup
- soup ladle
- bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMuYTxrH/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9fea912d-34bd-45ae-bdfd-68c621f1d29f
- Extracted: 2025-10-21

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