It takes less than 30 minutes.

No wonder they’re delicious!

Carrots: If you’ve got the knife skills to cut carrots into 1/8x1/8x2-inch matchsticks, go for it!

Overhead shot: two bowls of copycat Olive Garden chicken and gnocchi soup on a beige table napkin

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Otherwise, check the produce section of your grocery store forpackaged matchstick carrots.

Chicken Broth: Yes, homemadechicken brothtastes better.

If you don’t have any on hand, store-bought is more than fine.

Bowl of copycat Olive Garden chicken and gnocchi soup on a beige table napkin

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I prefer low sodium so that I can adjust the salt to my taste.

Gnocchi: Store-boughtgnocchiis firmer than homemade, so it’s ideal for soups.

it’s possible for you to use shelf-stable, refrigerated (I prefer this), or frozen gnocchi.

Vegetables sauteed in a Dutch oven and mixed using a wooden spoon for copycat Olive Garden chicken and gnocchi soup recipe

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Simply take note of the cook time on the packaging to ensure it cooks through in the soup.

Add the garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add the remaining 3 tablespoons butter, and stir constantly until melted, about 1 minute.

Half-and-half and chicken broth added to Dutch oven for copycat Olive Garden chicken and gnocchi soup recipe

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Stir in chicken broth, half-and-half, chicken, sugar, and salt.

Bring the soup to a simmer, stirring occasionally.

Add the gnocchi, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3 minutes.

Bag of gnocchi poured into the Dutch oven for copycat Olive Garden chicken and gnocchi soup recipe

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Stir in spinach, Italian seasoning, pepper, and nutmeg.

Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring often, until the spinach is wilted.

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Copycat Olive Garden chicken and gnocchi soup after spinach is stirred into the Dutch oven

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Copycat Olive Garden chicken and gnocchi soup in a Dutch oven with some lifted in a ladle

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