olive garden copycat chicken gnocchi - crock pot
For those of us who love Olive Garden's Chicken Gnocchi Soup but like the convenience of a crock pot. To make it super easy, use chicken from a rotisserie chicken, even though not all of the meat will be white meat. Original recipe calls for 1/2 and 1/2. To tone down the calories, use milk for 1 cup of the added dairy. OR to make it creamier and richer, sub. 1 cup of heavy cream for 1 cup of the 1/2 and 1/2!
prep time
15 Min
cook time
4 Hr
method
Stove Top
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked & diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 1/2 cup shredded carrot
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 4 cups chicken broth
- salt & pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon thyme, dried (or 1 sprig fresh)
- 16 ounces potato gnocchi
- 2 cups 1/2 and 1/2 (or part milk or part heavy cream!)
- 1 cup spinach, chopped roughly
How To Make olive garden copycat chicken gnocchi - crock pot
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Step 1Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add celery, onions, and carrots and saute for 2-3 minutes until onions are softened. Add garlic and saute for an additional minute.
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Step 2Add the sauteed veggies and chicken into a crock pot. Pour chicken broth, salt, pepper, and thyme over veggies and chicken. Cook for 3-4 hours on low.
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Step 3Add gnocchi for last hour of cooking.
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Step 4Before serving, stir in half and half and spinach and cook another 1-2 minutes until 1/2 and 1/2 is warm and spinach has wilted. Taste, add salt and pepper if needed, and serve.
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Culture:
Italian
Category:
Chicken Soups
Keyword:
#Slow-cooker
Ingredient:
Chicken
Method:
Stove Top
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