Enjoy with a green salad and breadsticks for dipping.

Add onion and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.

Stir in garlic and thyme; cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

a recipe photo of the Copycat Olive Garden’s Chicken & Gnocchi Soup served in two bowls

Photo: Photographer: Jennifer Causey, Food stylist: Ali Ramee, Prop stylist: Clairen Spollen

Stir in broth, carrots, pepper, salt and chicken; bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

Transfer the chicken to a plate.

Stir gnocchi into the simmering soup; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, using 2 forks, shred the chicken into bite-size pieces.

Return the shredded chicken to the pot.

Add spinach; stir until the spinach is wilted, about 1 minute.

Whisk half-and-half and cornstarch together in a liquid measuring cup.

Drizzle the mixture into the soup; cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.

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