Copycat Olive Garden s Chicken & Gnocchi Soup

This comforting copycat Olive Garden chicken and gnocchi soup is creamy, with chewy, pillowy gnocchi to satisfy your appetite. Enjoy with a green salad and breadsticks for dipping.

Ingreadient

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1½ cups chopped yellow onion
  • ¾ cup sliced celery
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
  • 5 cups lower-sodium chicken broth
  • ¾ cup matchstick carrots
  • ½ teaspoon ground pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 (14 ounce) bone-in chicken breast, skin removed
  • 1 (12 ounce) package refrigerated potato gnocchi
  • 3 cups baby spinach, coarsely chopped
  • ½ cup half-and-half
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch