Restaurant Style Chicken And 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:

• 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.
• Copyright 2005 Television Food Network, G.P. All rights reserved.

RESTAURANT-STYLE CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute onion, celery, and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Whisk in flour and stir until the mixture becomes thick and light golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Bring 2 cups chicken broth to a boil in a pot. Cook gnocchi in the boiling broth until they float to the top, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer gnocchi to a plate and reserve the broth in the pot. Place chicken in the broth and return it to a boil. Cook until chicken is no longer pink inside, about 7 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Stir spinach, carrots, parsley, and thyme into the saucepan with the flour mixture and place over medium heat. Stir in half-and-half and bring to a boil. Cook until starting to thicken, about 3 minutes. Add 2 cups chicken broth. Bring back to a boil and simmer until soup is thick and smooth, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Stir gnocchi and chicken into the soup and season with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat.
• Fry the chicken, onion, carrot, celery, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper and bay leaf, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and 1-1/2 cups water; bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the gnocchi; simmer, uncovered, until the gnocchi float to the top and are firm to the touch, about 5 minutes.
• Discard the bay leaf.
• To make the gremolata, combine in a bowl the spinach, lemon rind and juice, oil and garlic.
• Sprinkle onto the bowls of soup.

CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large heavy saucepan.
• Add onions, celery, carrots, garlic and sauté until soft.
• Add flour mixing well, cook for 3-4 minutes ,stirring frequently.
• Add heavy cream, milk and chicken broth mixing well.
• Cook and stir until mixture thicken and comes to a boil.
• Reduce heat and stir in chicken, spinach, gnocchi and remaining seasonings.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Cook over low heat 8-10 minutes until gnocchi become tender. (you could also place the ingredients in a Crock-Pot and cook on low for 1- 1 ½ hours , this really makes the flavors come together.).
• Serve with Hot garlic bread sticks and enjoy.