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Olive Garden Style Chicken Gnocchi Soup

June 27, 2016 by Judy 12 Comments

This Chicken Gnocchi Soup was absolute joy for lunch!! and it will make a great healthy dinner for our family.

One thing that I have truly missed in my Trim Healthy Mama Journey has been the different types of pasta that I could get that are not on plan. I don’t have to miss out anymore and neither do you!! Disclosure Statement

Gnocchi is an easy pasta shape and a little bit goes a long way to satisfy those cravings. I used to make them with potato and white flour, but with the new Homemade Pasta Dough recipe that I posted I can make my own and even freeze some to have on hand for later.

Low Carb Gnocchi This was about 1/3 of the dough recipe, these do puff up just a bit and you really don’t want to let them cook too long, so drop them in just before serving and they should be cooked enough and have the right texture without being slimy. I don’t know if they will hold up if you try to add everything and they sit in the broth. but the gnocchi will freeze well just make sure you put wax paper between the layers so that they don’t stick together horribly. When forming these you need to keep your hands wet and then wet the tines of the fork, they will dry up as they sit. Personally I like to wear gloves to do this because you get a film on your hands that just kind of feels weird if you don’t.

Jen from over at A Home With Purpose suggested that I THM- ify the Chicken Gnocchi soup from Olive Garden as it’s one of their family favorites.

Her hubby is now following THM, so hey the more family favorite recipes the better. GO Shan!! He’s been having some great successes you should go check out his progress!

I really hope that you all enjoy this Chicken and Gnocchi Soup as much as I did.

It’s got chunky chicken pieces, celery, spinach, carrots and I bet you could add a few radishes, mushrooms or zucchini to load it up with veggies if you want to. This Chicken Gnocchi Soup is creamy and filling and satisfies you until your next meal. Dairy free mama’s may want to use cashew milk instead of the half and half that is called for in the recipe and a bit of gluccie or xanthan gum really helps it to thicken up.

 

Chicken And Gnocchi Soup
 
Author: Judy Witherby
Nutrition Information
  • Serves: 6
  • Serving size: 1 cup
  • Calories: 294
  • Fat: 16g
  • Carbohydrates: 3g
  • Sodium: 535mg
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 31g
  • Cholesterol: 93mg
Prep time:  15 mins
Cook time:  5 mins
Total time:  20 mins
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Ingredients
  • 3 chicken breasts (cooked and diced (3 to 4))
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 1 stalk celery (diced)
  • 1 garlic clove (chopped)
  • ½ carrot (shredded)
  • ½ onion (diced)
  • 1 cup fresh spinach (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
salt and pepper
  • 16 ounces low carb gnocchi, made from this recipe
Instructions
  1. Saute the onion, celery, 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 xanthan gum or glucci 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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Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    June 27, 2016 at 3:36 pm

    Looks great, Judy! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Judy says

      June 27, 2016 at 3:41 pm

      You are so very welcome!! I hope everyone enjoys it.

      Reply
  2. Kim says

    June 27, 2016 at 10:31 pm

    Does the half and half make this an S on THM? I’m a newbie and still working on IDing recipes. Thanks

    Reply
    • Judy says

      June 27, 2016 at 10:46 pm

      Yes the 1/2 & 1/2 and the whole eggs in the gnocchi make this an S 🙂

      Reply
  3. Heather Hicks says

    August 3, 2016 at 10:31 pm

    I am so excited to try this. I have been craving OG’s Chicken and Gnocchi soup

    Reply
  4. Abigail says

    January 4, 2021 at 3:33 pm

    Would cauliflower gnocchi work?

    Reply
    • Judy says

      January 29, 2021 at 8:05 am

      yes it will 🙂

      Reply
  5. Kim B says

    December 22, 2021 at 6:27 am

    I made this for dinner last night. My husband, a second-generation Italian, was skeptical that I was making gnocchi without potatoes and white flour. Judy, you knocked it out of the park with this recipe. Everyone loved it, making the pasta dough was easy-peasy. I wound up throwing in sliced mushrooms, because my tribe wants mushrooms in everything. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Judy says

      January 2, 2022 at 2:00 pm

      I am SO Glad that everyone loved it <3

      Reply

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