Chicken Gnocchi Soup Food

OLIVE GARDEN STYLE CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the onion, celery, garlic, carrot in oil over medium heat until onion is translucent.
• Add chicken, chicken stock, half and half, salt and pepper, thyme. Heat to boiling, then add gnocchi. Gently boil for 4 minutes, then turn down to a simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add spinach and cook for another 1-2 minutes until spinach is wilted.
• (Heat to boiling and add cornstarch dissolved in 1-2 Tbsp water at this point if you want a thicker soup.).
• Ladle into bowls and serve!

CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook onion, celery, garlic, and carrots in the hot oil until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in cubed chicken and chicken broth; bring to a simmer.
• Stir gnocchi into the simmering soup and cook until they begin to float, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in spinach; cook until wilted, about 3 additional minutes.
• Whisk cornstarch into cold water until smooth. Stir cornstarch mixture and half-and-half into simmering soup. Cook until soup thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

CREAMY CHICKEN GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown chicken in 2 tablespoons butter. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, saute the onion, carrot, celery and garlic in remaining butter until tender., Whisk in flour until blended; gradually stir in the milk, cream, bouillon and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes., Add the gnocchi and spinach; cook until spinach is wilted, 3-4 minutes. Add the chicken. Cover and simmer until heated through (do not boil), about 10 minutes.

SLOW COOKER OLIVE GARDEN CHICKEN GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Arrange chicken breasts in the bottom of a large (6-quart) slow cooker. Add carrots and garlic on top, then sprinkle with parsley, basil, celery salt, nutmeg, and bay leaf. Season with 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt (depending on the saltiness of your chicken broth) and freshly ground black pepper. Pour chicken stock/broth over ingredients in slow cooker, cover with lid, and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or until the chicken is tender.
• At the end of the cooking time, remove the chicken to a cutting board and discard the bay leaf. Using a fork, whisk the cornstarch into the half-and-half until dissolved and then stir the slurry into the soup, along with the gnocchi. Cover the slow cooker and increase the heat to HIGH.
• Chop or pull the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Stir it back into the slow cooker, cover, and continue to cook for 15 to 30 more minutes, until the gnocchi is cooked through and the soup is thickened. Just before serving, stir in the chopped spinach and cover for a few more minutes until wilted. Adjust the seasonings, to taste, with additional salt and pepper (if needed) and serve immediately.

DILLED CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large wide pot over medium heat until melted. Add the carrot, celery and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a boil.
• Stir in the gnocchi and cook until al dente, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the frozen peas and chicken and cook until warmed through, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the dill and season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the soup among 4 bowls, sprinkle with Parmesan and serve with crusty bread on the side.

CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Put chicken broth, garlic, butter and sugar in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, bring it to a simmer, and cook, uncovered until the garlic is tender, about 2 minutes. Add the carrots and celery and continue to simmer until almost tender, 2 minutes. Bring to a full boil, stir in gnocchi and, cooking until the gnocchi are al dente, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in frozen peas and chicken and turn off the heat. Season with salt -take into consideration that Parmesan cheese is salty, and a generous amount of pepper, to taste. Ladle the soup into warmed shallow bowls and shower each with freshly grated cheese.
• Cook's Note: For more adventurous eaters, stir in chopped parsley leaves or dill.
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OLIVE GARDEN CHICKEN GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in large pot over medium heat. Add onion, celery, garlic, and carrots. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until tender (about 10 minutes).
• Sprinkle flour into pot while stirring vegetables. Cook 3 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth gradually (one cup at a time).
• Stir in half and half.
• Add cooked chicken and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often.
• Cook the gnocchi separately as says on the package, add gnocchi to the soup along with spinach. Simmer until spinach wilts. Stir in basil. Serve with freshly grated parmesan and romano cheese to taste.