"This creamy ONE POT Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup is simple, easy and delicious loaded with pillowy gnocchi, juicy chicken, aromatic veggies. This easy Chicken Gnocchi Soup is wonderfully rich, and comforting with a fraction of the calories of the original! Most of the prep time is hands off simmering for an ideal weeknight dinner which makes equally fabulous leftovers - and did I say one pot already?..."
INGREDIENTS
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1/2 large onion (chopped)
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1 cup chopped celery
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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2 tablespoons butter
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4 garlic cloves (minced)
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pinch-1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes ((optional))
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1/3 cup flour
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4 cups low sodium chicken broth
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3 cups milk
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
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1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (pounded to an even thickness*)
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1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
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1 bay leaf
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2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
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1 teaspoon dried parsley
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1/2 tsp EACH dried thyme, dried oregano, salt, pepper
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2-3 cups half and half
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1 16 oz. pkg. potato gnocchi**
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1 cup Matchstick carrots
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2 1/2 cups packed chopped spinach