September 22, 2011

Chicken and Gnocchi Soup



Have you tried the Chicken and Gnocchi Soup at Olive Garden? It is one of my all-time favorites and I order the same soup over and over again whenever I visit there. It is so hearty and rich and can be considered a meal by itself but of course I don't stop with the soup ! hehe...
This soup has roasted chicken, potato gnocchi, carrots, celery, and spinach. Yummm!!
Gnocchi are Italian dumplings made out of potatoes, flour and eggs and are served as a main course in place of pasta or used in soups. Frozen, dried or fresh versions are available inmost supermarkets.
I have tried to recreate the same restaurant style soup but keeping in tune to my low-calorie objectives, I resorted to this the low-fat version instead, which is simple and easy to make at home.  Ka-chingg...looks like it turned out to be a success!


Partially adapted from here

Serves 6
Ingredients
1 C - Chicken breasts, cooked and diced (You can use a rotisserie chicken)
1 lb (16oz)- Potato gnocchi
1Tbsp -Butter (You can use up to 4 Tbsp for richer taste)
1 Tbsp - Olive oil
4 Tbsp - All Purpose Flour
1 1/2 C (12 oz) - Evaporated milk (2% or Fat-free)
2C (16oz) - Chicken broth
1/2 C - Celery (finely diced)
4 cloves- Garlic (minced)
1 C - Carrots (finely shredded)
1 C - Onion (finely diced)
1 C - Fresh spinach, coarsely chopped Or 1/2 C - Frozen Spinach
1/2 Tsp - Thyme
1/2 Tsp - Parsley
Freshly ground pepper
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions
  • Cook gnocchi according to package directions.
  • Heat oil and butter in a pan
  • Add onion, celery, and garlic saute over medium heat until the onion becomes translucent.
  • Add the flour and make a roux. After adding the flour you should cook it well so that you don't taste raw flour in your soup.
  • Add the evaporated milk and stir to avoid lumps of flour.
  • Add in the carrots and chicken.
  • Once the mixture becomes thick, add the chicken broth. Once the mixture thickens again, add the cooked gnocchi, spinach, and seasoning;, simmer until soup is heated through.
Note:
  • Add more chicken if you like. You can use a Rotisserie Chicken.
  • You can use Collard Greens, Chard or Kale in place of Spinach.
  • You can use Beef or Vegetable broth instead of Chicken broth
  • After adding the flour you should cook it well so that you don't taste raw flour in your soup.
  • While reheating the leftovers, if you need more liquid then add milk and heat. Adjust the salt to taste.

6 comments :

  1. Nice recipe and seems simple too! Do you get Gnochhi in regular grocery stores?

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  2. Subha, Glad that you liked it. Yes its available in almost all grocery stores. They come either as Frozen, dried or fresh.

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  3. This looks yummy ! Will try it out :):)

    Sijo

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  4. I have heard of just potato gnocchi and tried many times to make it fresh will surely try this
    www.resmistrinket.com

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  5. I am trying to experiment with tested and reliable soup recipes and will give this a shot soon :) Atleast this weather is tempting us to try soup everyday.

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