Chicken and Gnocchi Soup

I tried this recipe and it is the closest you can come to the soup at Olive Garden. As with the Olive Garden soup, it can taste a little different each time you make it. From beginning to end it takes about 10 min. of prep and 30 min. cook time.

1/3 cup butter
2 cloves of minced garlic
1 lb. chicken cubed or large chunks
1/3 cup flour
1/2 carrot shredded
1 stick of celery shredded
1/4 cup onion shredded
1/2 cup fresh spinach torn in pieces
2 cups whole milk
2 cups heavy cream (I use half and half)
3 chicken bullion cubes or 3 cups chicken stock (depending how thick/thin you want it, use any combination ie: 2 cups stock and 1 cube)
Cracked pepper to taste
17.6 oz. of Gnocchi
Pinch of parsley and thyme (optional)

On medium heat.
Melt butter in a soup pot, add in the garlic (and some extra onion if you like the tasate) and sautee, add your chicken and cook through out
Add flour and stir in flour and mix well until the flour is cooked into the chicken.
Next add your milk and heavy cream (let it come to a slow simmer)
Then add the veggies(Carrots, Celery, Onion, Spinach) (let the spinach wilt a little)
Add three bullion cubes/3 cups stock (let it come to a boil)
Add your Gnocchi last it takes 3-4 min. to cook throughout
Mix ingredients well until soup thickens and stirring occasionally. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

My mother in law loves their soup!
Her birthday is coming, maybe I'll try this for her Thanks!

This is a great soup that I love to make. Also, try getting lowes' food yeast rolls from the bakery and put a garlic butter on top and bake for a few minutes, yummy!!

You made me excite in the pants with this recipe.

I hate chicken. It tastes just like lizard.

Can one make gnocchi or do you buy them frozen? Sounds like a wonderful recipe!

Yes you can hand roll the potatoes. Though I usually buy them in the pasta section at Lowes, they have carry a nice quality brand, not cheap though.