{"id":32329,"date":"2025-09-10T19:23:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/?p=32329"},"modified":"2025-09-10T19:23:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:23:42","slug":"olive-gardens-chicken-gnocchi-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/olive-gardens-chicken-gnocchi-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Olive Garden\u2019s Chicken Gnocchi Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Making Olive Garden\u2019s Chicken Gnocchi Soup at home is a game-changer! It’s the heartiest soup you’ll ever taste, brimming with seasoned chicken and fluffy gnocchi. Even if you usually don’t consider soup a full meal, this one will change your mind!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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**For the Chicken:**<\/h4>
  • 1 pound chicken breast (2 large breasts)<\/li>
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning<\/li>
  • 1 teaspoon lemon pepper<\/li>
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika<\/li>
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>
  • 1 teaspoon salt<\/li>
  • 1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/li><\/ul>

    **For the Soup:**<\/h4>
    • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter<\/li>
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>
    • 1 tablespoon minced garlic<\/li>
    • 2 to 3 carrots (diced)<\/li>
    • 1\/2 yellow onion (diced)<\/li>
    • 1\/2 celery stalk (chopped)<\/li>
    • 4 cups chicken broth<\/li>
    • 3 cups half and half + 1\/3 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>
    • 1 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>
    • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>
    • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika<\/li>
    • Dash of nutmeg<\/li>
    • 1\/2 cup grated parmesan (plus more to taste)<\/li>
    • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes<\/li>
    • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley<\/li>
    • 2 to 3 basil leaves (chopped)<\/li>
    • 1\/4 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)<\/li>
    • 1 pound gnocchi<\/li>
    • 1 large handful of spinach<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t
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      **Preparing the Chicken:**<\/h4>
      1. Marinate the chicken in a bowl with olive oil, Italian seasoning, lemon pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Ensure it’s evenly coated.<\/li>
      2. Heat an oiled skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken on each side until golden brown and fully cooked, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Ensure it reaches an internal temperature of 165\u00b0F. Remove from the pan and chop or shred the chicken. Set aside.<\/li><\/ol>

        **Making the Soup:**<\/h4>
        1. In a large pot over medium heat, saut\u00e9 garlic, carrots, onion, and celery with butter and oil until the onions soften.<\/li>
        2. Whisk together half and half and flour in a small bowl. Add this mixture to the pot along with chicken broth. Stir well.<\/li>
        3. Season the soup with black pepper, Italian seasoning, sweet paprika, nutmeg, red pepper flakes, and salt. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.<\/li>
        4. After 30 minutes, uncover the pot and add the chicken, parmesan, parsley, red pepper flakes, basil, and gnocchi. Let the gnocchi cook for 6 to 9 minutes until soft.<\/li>
        5. Finally, add spinach, taste the soup, adjust seasoning if needed, and remove from heat. Optionally, garnish with more parmesan, chopped parsley, and cooked bacon.<\/li>
        6. Get ready to savor every spoonful of this homemade goodness!<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t
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          **For the Chicken:**<\/h4>
          • 1 pound chicken breast (2 large breasts)<\/li>
          • 1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>
          • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning<\/li>
          • 1 teaspoon lemon pepper<\/li>
          • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika<\/li>
          • 1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>
          • 1 teaspoon salt<\/li>
          • 1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/li><\/ul>

            **For the Soup:**<\/h4>
            • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter<\/li>
            • 1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>
            • 1 tablespoon minced garlic<\/li>
            • 2 to 3 carrots (diced)<\/li>
            • 1\/2 yellow onion (diced)<\/li>
            • 1\/2 celery stalk (chopped)<\/li>
            • 4 cups chicken broth<\/li>
            • 3 cups half and half + 1\/3 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>
            • 1 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>
            • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>
            • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika<\/li>
            • Dash of nutmeg<\/li>
            • 1\/2 cup grated parmesan (plus more to taste)<\/li>
            • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes<\/li>
            • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley<\/li>
            • 2 to 3 basil leaves (chopped)<\/li>
            • 1\/4 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)<\/li>
            • 1 pound gnocchi<\/li>
            • 1 large handful of spinach<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t
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              **Preparing the Chicken:**<\/h4>
              1. Marinate the chicken in a bowl with olive oil, Italian seasoning, lemon pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Ensure it’s evenly coated.<\/li>
              2. Heat an oiled skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken on each side until golden brown and fully cooked, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Ensure it reaches an internal temperature of 165\u00b0F. Remove from the pan and chop or shred the chicken. Set aside.<\/li><\/ol>

                **Making the Soup:**<\/h4>
                1. In a large pot over medium heat, saut\u00e9 garlic, carrots, onion, and celery with butter and oil until the onions soften.<\/li>
                2. Whisk together half and half and flour in a small bowl. Add this mixture to the pot along with chicken broth. Stir well.<\/li>
                3. Season the soup with black pepper, Italian seasoning, sweet paprika, nutmeg, red pepper flakes, and salt. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.<\/li>
                4. After 30 minutes, uncover the pot and add the chicken, parmesan, parsley, red pepper flakes, basil, and gnocchi. Let the gnocchi cook for 6 to 9 minutes until soft.<\/li>
                5. Finally, add spinach, taste the soup, adjust seasoning if needed, and remove from heat. Optionally, garnish with more parmesan, chopped parsley, and cooked bacon.<\/li>
                6. Get ready to savor every spoonful of this homemade goodness!<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t
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                  Making Olive Garden\u2019s Chicken Gnocchi Soup at home is a game-changer! It’s the heartiest soup you’ll ever taste, brimming with seasoned chicken and fluffy gnocchi. Even if you usually don’t consider soup a full meal, this one will change your mind!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soup","infinite-scroll-item"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32329\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}