Olive Garden Style Chicken And Gnocchi Soup

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This is very close to the olive garden soup. There's another recipe on the web, which was the basis of this recipe, however, i have changed it to use less cream. Still tastes good! I did end up using a little cornstarch to thicken. I guess you could sub heavy cream for the half-and-half to make it a little thicker without using cornstarch. The gnocchi is usually in the spaghetti section of the grocery store.

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Steps

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Saute the onion , celery , garlic , carrot in oil over medium heat until onion is translucent.

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Add chicken , chicken stock , half and half , salt and pepper , thyme.

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Heat to boiling , then add gnocchi.

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Gently boil for 4 minutes , then turn down to a simmer for 10 minutes.

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Add spinach and cook for another 1-2 minutes until spinach is wilted.

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Ladle into bowls and serve !.

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Ingredients

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chicken breasts, chicken stock, half-and-half, celery, garlic clove, carrot, onion, fresh spinach, olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper, potato gnocchi, cornstarch