Will loves the chicken gnocchi soup from Olive Garden, so I wanted to re-create this satisfying soup for my hubby!
I used about 1/2 a yellow onion and 2-3 cloves of garlic...
... and minced them.
Will pulled the chicken meat off of the rotisserie chicken -- it yielded about 2 cups of meat.
I melted about 2 tbs of butter and 1 tbs of EVOO in a large pot.
While the onion and garlic was cooking, I took 5 stalks of celery and sliced them pretty thin.
I then added the celery to the pot.
Once the celery was cooked down, I added 2 more tbs of butter and 4 tbs of flour to make a roux.
When making a roux, it's important to continue to stir the mix so that it doesn't burn and thickens correctly.
While the soup was warming up, I gathered enough carrots to make about 1 cup of shredded carrots.
I peeled the carrots...
... and continued to use the peeler to make nice shreds of carrots.
I then added the carrots to the soup.
At this point, I got the seasonings ready. This soup needs 1/2 tsp of salt, thyme, and parsley. And lastly, 1/4 tsp of nutmeg.
After adding the seasoning to the soup...
... I grabbed the package of potato gnocchi from the pantry.
You just add them to a pot of boiling water. They don't take long to cook!
I then added 14 oz of chicken broth (no sodium!) to the soup. You could add more top make the soup less thick.
All done!! And I swear it's better than Olive Garden!
I paired this amazing soup with a garden salad filled with romaine, artichokes, heart of palm, red onion, green pepper, shredded mozzarella, and croutons.
>> If you end up making this for dinner, tag me in an Instagram post -- @marriedtodavis or #marriedtodavis
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