Instant Pot Chicken Gnocchi Soup (ala Olive Garden)
This Instant Pot Chicken Gnocchi Soup will remind you of the creamy, delicious Olive Garden version, with pieces of tender fluffy gnocchi, veggies, and chicken in a creamy broth.
Note: Made in a 6-qt Instant Pot
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil
- 1/2 cup (80 g) onion chopped
- 1/2 cup (64 g) carrots chopped
- 1/2 cup (51 g) celery chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup (31 g) flour
- 1 teaspoon (6 g) salt
- 1 teaspoon (2 g) pepper
- 4 cups (946 ml) chicken broth
- 2 chicken breasts boneless skinless (about 12 oz)
- 1 pound (454 g) potato gnocchi
- 1 1/2 cups (355 ml) half and half
- 2 cups (60 g) fresh baby spinach
Instructions
- Turn on sauté mode on your Instant Pot and pour in the oil. When hot, add the onion, carrot, and celery. Sauté for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Turn off sauté mode.
- Add the flour, salt, and pepper to the pot and whisk it into the oil. Let cook for 30 seconds.
- Pour in the chicken broth and whisk to incorporate into the flour mixture.
- Place the chicken breasts inside the liquid. Close and lock the lid in place. Press the pressure cook or manual button and set to cook for 8 minutes on high pressure. When done, do a quick release of the pressure.
- Remove the lid and transfer the chicken to a cutting board to shred. Once shredded, return it to the pot.
- Turn on sauté mode again. When hot, add the gnocchi to the pot and cook until the gnocchi floats to the top, about 3 minutes. Pour in the half and half and spinach. When the spinach is wilted, turn off the pot.
Notes
- If the soup is too thin for your liking, you can add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons of cold water and stir it into the soup while it’s still on sauté mode. It will thicken up.
- If your chicken breasts are really thick, you might cut them into smaller pieces so they cook faster. Really thick chicken will need longer to cook.
- Watch for hot liquid that may spew out of the pressure release valve when you do a quick release of the pressure. If you see hot liquid coming out put a kitchen towel over the top to contain the liquid.
Nutrition
Calories: 352kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 23gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 1372mgPotassium: 532mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 3000IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 114mgIron: 4mg
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