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Best Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Best Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Course Soup
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword chicken, gnocchi, olive garden
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 Chicken Breasts, diced in 1/4 inch cubes (about 1 pound)
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Pepper

Soup

  • 8 Tablespoons Butter, divided
  • ½ medium Onion, small diced
  • 2-3 Celery Stalks, sliced thin
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Pepper
  • 2-3 Carrots, peeled, shredded, rinsed, patted dry
  • 4 cloves Garlic, minced
  • ½ cup White Wine
  • 6 Tablespoons Flour
  • 4 cups Chicken Stock
  • 2 cups Milk
  • 1 16 ounce package Mini Gnocchi
  • 2 cups Baby Spinach, packed
  • 1 cup Heavy Cream

Instructions

  1. Heat Olive Oil in stockpot over medium heat.
  2. Add Chicken, Salt, and Pepper and sauté until Chicken is fully cooked, about 10 minutes.
  3. Remove chicken from stockpot; you should see some browned bits stuck to the bottom of the stockpot.

  4. Melt 4 tablespoons Butter in same stockpot.

  5. Add Onion and Celery, Salt, and Pepper and sauté about 5 minutes, until onions and celery are softened.
  6. Add Carrots and Garlic and sauté 2 minutes more.
  7. Add Wine, and let cook about 2 minutes, or until reduced almost completely, stirring occasionally.

  8. Melt 4 remaining tablespoons of Butter.

  9. Sprinkle in Flour and stir to form roux paste, and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  10. Add broth, ¼ cup at a time, stirring constantly with each addition, until you have added the first 2 cups.
  11. Add remaining 2 cups of broth slowly, while stirring; this process prevents lumps in the soup.
  12. Bring to a boil; let cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
  13. Stir in Chicken cubes and milk, then bring to a simmer.
  14. Stir in Gnocchi and Spinach, cooking until Gnocchi floats, about 2 minutes.
  15. Stir in Heavy Cream and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently!
  16. Keep stirring, do not let soup boil again or the milk solids will separate!
  17. Serve with fresh cracked black pepper and a sprig of fresh thyme, if desired.

Recipe Notes

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