Creamy Chicken and Gnocchi Soup

Piper shared her croup with me. So far, this illness has manifested into a sore throat, headache, body aches and chills. Oh what fun!

Since I was down and out last night, I wanted nothing more than that delicious gnocchi soup from Olive Garden but, I've got goals this month and eating out is not going to help me reach them. So, I decided to try a new soup recipe at home instead; a copycat version of Olive Garden's Chicken Gnocchi Soup.

I had most of the ingredients on hand but, I still had to run out for the rotisserie chicken. It was worth the trip to the grocery store. Oh my goodness did this turn out perfectly.

I have a feeling that this chicken gnocchi soup is going to be a new staple in our house this winter.

Here's the skinny on the ingredients and directions from the site: Tablespoon.com

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons butter

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/2 small yellow onion, very finely chopped

1 package (17.6 oz) gnocchi

1 carton (32 oz) Chicken Broth

3/4-1 lb cooked rotisserie chicken, chopped

1 1/2 tablespoons flour

2/3 cup half and half

2 cups fresh baby spinach

Salt and pepper

Directions:

Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic and onion and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add gnocchi, broth and chicken to pot. Bring to a boil and cook until gnocchi are tender, about 3 minutes.

Whisk flour into half and half. Add to pot, stirring just until pot comes to a boil again. 4 Turn off heat. Stir in raw spinach leaves (the heat from the soup will wilt them slightly). Salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

Serves: 6

Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories

270

Calories from Fat

150

Total Fat

16g

25%

Saturated Fat

9g

47%

Trans Fat

1/2g

Cholesterol

65mg

22%

Sodium

1010mg

42%

Potassium

300mg

9%

Total Carbohydrate

19g

6%

Dietary Fiber

1g

5%

Sugars

3g

Protein

13g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A

30%

Vitamin C

4%

Calcium

6%

Iron

8%

I hadn't tried a recipe from tablespoon.com before but, since this one was such a hit in our house, I'm going to go back and give that site another try during my next recipe search!

Do yourself a favor and put this soup on your meal plan, soon! It was so good!