Use this recipe to make Copycat Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi Soup in less time than it takes to order and pick it up from the restaurant. The recipe only takes thirty minutes to make.
It costs approximately $12.89 to make this soup. The recipe makes six servings and costs around $2.14 per serving.
There is no need to spend hours at the stove babysitting a pot for this recipe. This Chicken Gnocchi Soup recipe is ready in just 30 minutes. This recipe is one of the most popular recipes on my blog for the last few years.
Readers rave about this recipe. Here are some of their comments:
Cathy: My husband LOVES Olive Garden’s version of this soup so I decided to give it a try on a cold winter’s day. He said this recipe is just as yummy.
Julie: Best soup I’ve ever made! I had nothing left they loved it so much!
Debbie: Made this a few days ago and I was good when I tasted it. We sat down three days later to enjoy and it took on a whole different meaning.
Cassandra: You have made my day. I have been going to the restaurant twice a week for this soup. I am making it for dinner and freeze tomorrow. You have saved me big bucks!!!!
Why you’ll love this Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup
If you have been with me for a while, you know that I love copycat recipes (I have 36 and counting on my site!). I love making restaurant-quality meals at home. This Chicken Gnocchi Soup is going to blow your mind! One reader Mandy said:
“I’ve recently eaten this soup at Olive Garden and I think this recipe is better!”
Making this soup at home is way more economical than taking the family to Olive Garden. For under $10, this recipe will serve six people.
Make this copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup today, and I bet it will end up on your family’s favorite recipes list!
Olive Garden Chicken & Gnocchi Soup Variations
- You can lighten this soup up by using 2 cups of half-and-half and 2 cups of milk. To lighten up the recipe even further, you can also use just milk, and it’ll still taste great.
- For this recipe, you can cook up the chicken breasts and then dice them, or you can use rotisserie chicken, which is what I do most of the time.
- You can find gnocchi for this recipe in a couple of different places in the supermarket. My local store sells shelf-stable potato gnocchi where dry pasta is sold. Sometimes you can find them in the refrigerated section where ravioli or tortellini are sold.
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Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup Ingredients + Cost
Per Serving Cost: $2.14
Recipe Cost: $12.89
- 4 Tablespoons butter – $0.56
- 1 large yellow onion diced – $0.50
- 1 cup diced celery – $0.44
- 2 large garlic cloves minced – $0.14
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour – $0.03
- 4 cups half-and-half 1 quart – $4.28
- 3 cups chicken broth – $2.25
- 1 1/2 cup shredded carrots – $0.63
- 1 cup roughly chopped fresh spinach – $0.33
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley – $0.04
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme – $0.01
- 1 cup chicken – $0.99
- 1 pound package gnocchi – $2.69
NOTE: The recipe prices are calculated by using grocery store websites. The recipe cost is calculated by the amounts needed for the recipe. The actual cost of the recipe will vary depending on what ingredients you already have. I updated the pricing for this recipe in December 2023.
Tips for making this Chicken and Gnocchi Soup Olive Garden Copycat Recipe
- You can find gnocchi for this recipe in several places in the supermarket. My local store sells shelf-stable potato gnocchi where dry pasta is sold. Sometimes, you can find them in the refrigerated section where ravioli or tortellini are sold.
- To save time, you can cut up a rotisserie chicken instead of cooking chicken breasts.
What to serve with Copycat Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi Soup
When I serve this soup as a main dish, I like to serve it with Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks and Lemon Crumb Cake for dessert.
When I’m not serving this soup as a main dish, I like to serve it along with a couple of other Olive Garden copycat recipes like this Smoked Mozzarella Fonduta or Tortellini Al Forno.
How to store this Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi Soup Recipe
Store the soup in an airtight container in the fridge. It will stay fresh for up to three days.
Gnocchi Soup Olive Garden Copycat FAQs
Yes, you can freeze Gnocchi Soup. It will stay fresh in the freezer for two months. Place the soup in an airtight container before placing it in the freezer.
There are about 355 calories in one serving of my copycat soup recipe.
MORE OLIVE GARDEN COPYCAT RECIPES:
- Lemon Cream Cake
- Tuscan Garlic Chicken Recipe
- Smoked Mozzarella Fonduta
- Tortellini Al Forno
- Zuppa Toscana
More Copycat Recipes:
- BBQ Chicken Pizza
- Brownie Brittle
- Outback Steakhouse Bread
- Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup
- Pizzeria Pizza Sauce
- Red Velvet Cheesecake
- Outback Bread
- Cheesecake Factory Carrot Cake Cheesecake Cake
- Cracker Barrel Fried Apples
- Costco Spinach Salad
- Copycat Dole Whip
- Disney Apple Pie Caramel Apples
- Cracker Jack recipe
- Cheesecake Factory Sweet Corn Tamale Cakes
- Hawaiian Food Truck Garlic Shrimp
How to make Chicken and Gnocchi Soup Olive Garden Copycat:
Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copycat)
Equipment
- soup pot
- wooden spoon
- whisk
- cutting board
- chef's knife
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 1 large yellow onion diced
- 1 cup diced celery
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups half-and-half 1 quart
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 ½ cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup roughly chopped fresh spinach
- ½ teaspoon parsley
- ¼ teaspoon thyme
- 1 cup chicken cooked and diced or shredded
- 1 pound package gnocchi
- salt & pepper to taste
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese – for garnish
Instructions
- In a large soup pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent and lightly browned around the edges, about 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30-60 seconds.
- Sprinkle in the flour and stir constantly as the flour cooks, about 1-2 minutes.
- Slowly whisk in the half and half and simmer until thickened, about 4-6 minutes.
- Whisk in the chicken broth and simmer until thickened again about 2-4 minutes.
- Add the Carrots, spinach leaves, parsley, thyme, chicken, and gnocchi. Continue to cook until all the ingredients are just heated through.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.
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This looks tasty! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Please stop! you’re making me so hungry!!!
This looks amazing!!!
I always love finding copy cat recipes! I will definitely have to give this one a try! Thank you for linking up to Katie’s Cucina weekly link party!
I bought some gnocci to try from the grocery store, but wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. This sounds delicious. Thanks!
Ashley
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Yum! Thanks for sharing. I had this at Olive Garden and actually was disappointed and said to myself “I bet I could make this at home and make it better”. I’m going to try your recipe!!! I LOVE gnocchi
I found pre-cooked vacuum sealed Gnocchi at my local Dollar Tree!
this is the best soup but i cant seem to get it totally perfect im not giving up its yhe best soup ever
I halfed the veggies and doubled the meat for my husband who LOVES this soup at Olive Garden. I also used 2 c. of half&half with 2 c. of 2%Milk. He loved it! It smelled great and he was so excited! Thanks so much for a happy and full husband!
My daughter used half and half and chicken broth. it was delish, not so rich
Thanks for letting me know! 🙂
I almost doubled the vegetables and used tofu as an alternative to the chicken. The whole family loved it and got seconds! Yum!! Thanks.
I’m looking for the recipe for Carrabba’s Blackberry Sangria….
My daughter made this soup for me the last time she came to visit. The best soup I’ve ever tasted! All it needed was a little salt and it was perfect!
Brenda,
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
My husband loves Olive Garden’s chicken and gnocchi soup. This recipe sounds so easy! Also, I have those same bowls. So, I’m going to have to make this!
I hope your hubby loved the recipe!
When u say 4 T butter & 4 T flour. Is that teaspoon or tablespoon?
4 T = 4 Tablespoons. 🙂
I made this soup for my fussy “gourmet cook” husband. We both loved it and it tasted just like the soup I had at Olive Garden. I made home-made gnocchi and it was wonderful! thanks for the recipe. Maryann
Fantastic! SO glad you guys enjoyed it! 🙂 Your homemade gnocchi sounds amazing!
Had this at Olive Garden, was one if the best soup I have ever had.
You have made my day. I have been goingto the resturant twice a week for this soup. I am making it for dinner and freezer tomorrow. You have saved me big bucks!!!!
You’re SO welcome as I TOTALLY understand your love for Olive Garden’s soups! 🙂
What does one quart of half and half mean?
One quart= 4 cups. So it means 4 cups of half and half (you can find half and half near the heavy cream in your grocery store).
Can you cook this in the crock pot?
I have never tried it in the crock pot so I’m not sure.
I just finished eating this, & it was quite good. Mine thickened up, so it was more like a stew. Since the receipe doesn’t call for salt & pepper, you have to season to taste.
You can find gnocchi at Aldis and it is really good!