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.
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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.
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
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Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copycat)
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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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If you get the kind in the pasta aisle do you need to precook the gnocchi per the package instructions? Or does it just cook in the soup?
Hi Lauren, great questions! The gnocchi will cook in the soup. Enjoy!
I just made this recipe and I love it! I used 2% milk and it thickened, as well. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
I’m so glad you liked the recipe, thanks for stopping by!!! 🙂
OMG! I made this recipe today and it was deliciously fantastic! I doubled the recipe so there would be plenty of left-overs. 🙂
I am SO happy you liked this recipe, it’s definitely a family-favorite at my house!
How many servings does this make?
It will serve 6-8, depending on how hungry everyone is! 🙂
I love the Olive Garden! Your soup looks exactly what I remembered it was! Looks delicious!
I love this soup. it is so good. thanks for sharing the copycat recipe
I’m so craving for soup right now. Would love to taste this delicious-looking dish!
Used rotisserie chicken & half whipping cream, half milk. Recipe was Awesome, Loved it!!
Christine, I am SO glad you loved it. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
This looks delicious and perfect for cold winter days! This is one of my favorite soups at Olive Garden!
Thank you for this recipe, going to try it this Wednesday and see how it goes!! =)
Enjoy, it’s one of my favorites!
Made this 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
It was the bomb! It was right on after a few days five star from a person who makes homemade soup weekly year round.n
Debbie, I am THRILLED you loved it! Thanks for leaving a comment. 🙂
Best soup Ive ever made! I had nothing left they loved it so much!
Julie, you just made my day with your comment! I am SO glad your family loved the soup, it’s one of my favorites as well. Hope to see you here again soon. 🙂
Should I pre-cook the gnocchi?
Yes, precook the gnocchi as per the package instructions.
This is my favorite soup. I can’t wait to try it!
What a great soup for chilly Autumn days to come! And I love the simplicity!
Thanks, Linda. 🙂
As a newcomer to this site, I am curious as to how to make homemade gnocci that doesn’t taste doughy. Any chance that someone will take pity on me and give me some tips? I would be most grateful. AS you see, I didn’t even spell it right. Can’t wait to try the soup!! Thanks for any help.
Shirley, North Olmsted OH
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. I used real butter and half & half, so it wasn’t low cal or low fat, but it was super high in flavor. I’ll definitely make it again. Wondering if it would freeze well.
I’m so glad your hubby liked it!
I’m not sure this soup will freeze well, usually cream/milk based soups don’t freeze well.
This looks yummy. I must try this sometime! Thanks for the post. I might try adding mushrooms in this too!
I even added a lb. of button mushrooms ,
Yum! I bet that was delicious.
So good! But a lot thicker than olive gardens – too much flour maybe? Or maybe Next time I might try doing half milk and half half-and-half like another commenter mentioned. Anyway it tasted delicious, just like olive gardens 🙂 thanks for the recipe!