Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup is so delicious! It's filled with potato gnocchi (potato dumplings) and is hearty enough for a soup meal. I can’t wait for you to try my skinny remake!!! It tastes luxuriously rich and decadent. And, it has more chicken, veggies, and gnocchi. Each main course serving has 299 calories, 5 grams of fat and 6 Blue WW Freestyle SmartPoints, and 7 Green.
Ingredients
- 1 cup onions
- 1 cup carrots, chopped or sliced
- 1 cup celery, sliced
- 3 tablespoons reduced-fat butter or Smart Balance Light
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced (about 3-4 cloves)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 tablespoons flour or 1 T cornstarch for gluten-free
- 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, I used Swanson’s
- 1 cup reduced-fat milk (2%)
- 2 cups cooked chicken breasts, chopped into small pieces
- 1 16 oz or 17.6 oz) pkg. potato gnocchi, see shopping tips
- 3 cups fresh spinach, lightly packed
Instructions
- In a microwave-safe bowl or plate, add onions, carrots, and celery. Cook in microwave for about 4 minutes until soft.
- In a large nonstick pan or pot, melt butter. Add garlic and cooked vegetables. Season with a little salt and pepper. Mix well. Cook for 1 minute. Stir in flour and mix well. Continue to cook for 2 minutes, stirring often. Stir in chicken broth, 1 cup at a time, mixing after each. Pour in milk and stir well. Add cooked chicken. Bring up to a simmer and continue to simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes. Stir often.
- In the meantime, cook potato gnocchi separately, according to package directions. When the soup is finished, add cooked gnocchi and spinach. Simmer for about a minute until spinach is wilted.
Notes
Shopping Tips
You can find packages of potato gnocchi in the refrigerated, pasta section of the supermarket. Sometimes it’s in the shelf-stable, dry pasta section. I used Trader Joe’s Gnocchi Italian. There's is a 17.6-ounce package. I based my skinny facts using theirs. WW Freestyle SmartPoints 6-Blue
WW SmartPoints 7-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 7
You can find packages of potato gnocchi in the refrigerated, pasta section of the supermarket. Sometimes it’s in the shelf-stable, dry pasta section. I used Trader Joe’s Gnocchi Italian. There's is a 17.6-ounce package. I based my skinny facts using theirs. WW Freestyle SmartPoints 6-Blue
WW SmartPoints 7-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 7
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SKINNY FACTS: for 1 bowl (1¼ cups) 299 calories, 5g fat, 1.5g sat. fat, 27mg chol, 22g prot, 40g carbs, 3g fiber, 780mg sod, 4g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 192 calories, 1g sat. fat, 4g sugar, 7g protein |
Skinny Facts
Serving: 1.25cupsCalories: 299kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 12gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1.5gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 780mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gBlue Smart Points: 6Green Smart Points: 7Plus Points: 7