Olive Garden Copycat Chicken Gnocchi Soup

There's nothing better than a creamy, heart soup in the cold fall & winter months.. One of my all-time favourite creamy soups is Olive Garden's Chicken Gnocchi Soup. I've tried almost every Pinterest copycat recipe, and eventually combined a few of them, to create my own version of the famous Chicken Gnocchi Soup. What makes this one incredible? It's not too thick, but not too thin. When you cool it, it doesn't thicken too much, like some of the recipes I've tried. With all that being said, it's still packed full of flavour.

INGREDIENTS 2 TBSP Butter 1 TBSP Olive Oil 1 onion, diced

1 cup carrots, diced

3 garlic cloves, minced

1-2 TBSP flour

2 cups 3.25% milk (or half and half cream) 1 L Chicken Broth

1 TBSP thyme 1 TBSP Italian Seasoning 1 cup fresh spinach 1 cup cooked chicken (can use rotisserie or cook your own) 1 package gnocchi

Salt and Pepper to taste DIRECTIONS: In a large pot add butter and olive oil. Over medium high heat sauté onion, and garlic until fragrant. Add in the carrots and saute about 5 mins. Season with salt and pepper. Add the flour to create a roux and cook for another minute.

Slowly chicken broth, and milk and stir until it starts to thicken. Add the thyme, italian seasoning, spinach, chicken and gnocchi. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until gnocchi is cooked and soup is thickened. Add Salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

NOTES: *If you want a thinner soup add more chicken broth *If you want creamier soup, use half and half cream. I use milk for a lighter soup

*For a heartier soup, add in more carrots *You can also add celery for extra veggies *No need to chop spinach, unless you want too *Rotisserie Chicken is amazing for this recipe. Another alternative is to cook your chicken in the crockpot on low for 2 hours, and shred.