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Updated August 15, 2026
Homemade Soups

Olive Garden Homemade Soups

$8.99 per serving: 110 cal - 230 cal Soups, Salad & Breadsticks

Choice of homemade soups: Pasta e Fagioli - White and red beans, ground beef, fresh tomatoes and tubetti pasta in a savory broth. Zuppa Toscana - Spicy Italian sausage, kale and potatoes in a creamy broth. Made without gluten-containing ingredients. Minestrone (V) - Fresh vegetables, beans and pasta in a light tomato broth. Chicken & Gnocchi - A creamy soup made with roasted chicken, Italian dumplings and spinach. (V) Vegetarian option. Includes 2 Breadsticks

3.8 · 10 ratings
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About This Dish

Olive Garden Homemade Soups are the four soups made from scratch every day and served unlimited with every dine-in entrée, or sold on their own for $8.99 a bowl to go, with 110 to 230 calories per serving depending on the soup. Zuppa Toscana is spicy Italian sausage, kale and potatoes in a creamy broth (220 calories, 15 grams of fat, 790 milligrams of sodium). Chicken & Gnocchi is a creamy soup of roasted chicken, Italian dumplings and spinach (230 calories, 12 grams of fat, 1,290 milligrams of sodium). Pasta e Fagioli is white and red beans, ground beef, tomatoes and tubetti pasta in a savory broth (150 calories, 5 grams of fat, 710 milligrams of sodium). Minestrone, the vegetarian choice, is fresh vegetables, beans and pasta in a light tomato broth (110 calories, 1 gram of fat, 810 milligrams of sodium).

At the table the soups arrive in a bowl and are refilled on request, and you can switch soups between refills; the unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks combination is also sold as its own $12.99 entrée. The $8.99 price is for a single bowl ordered to go or for delivery, where the unlimited offer does not apply. For groups, the same soups are sold by the half gallon that serves 6 for $19.99 and by the gallon that serves 12 for $31.99 on the family-style and catering menus. Zuppa Toscana and Pasta e Fagioli are made without gluten-containing ingredients, which puts them on the gluten-sensitive menu.

How to Copycat Olive Garden Homemade Soups at Home?

Prep: 10 min Cook: 30 min Total: 40 min Easy

Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi Soup is the approachable, comfort-forward counterpart to Zuppa Toscana. While Zuppa leads in bold, spicy character, Chicken and Gnocchi leads in gentle creaminess and soothing texture. The soup owes its silkiness to a combination of half-and-half and a small amount of flour-thickened broth rather than pure heavy cream, which is what keeps it lighter in both texture and calorie count.

The most important detail in this copycat recipe is the gnocchi. Store-bought shelf-stable gnocchi turns mushy in soup. Refrigerated or fresh gnocchi added in the last 3 to 4 minutes stays pillowy and holds its shape. Using rotisserie chicken cuts 30 minutes off the prep time and actually produces better flavor than poaching raw chicken in the broth.

Ingredients

6 servings

Soup

Instructions

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  1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add celery, carrot, and onion. Cook for 5 minutes until softened. Add garlic for 60 seconds.

    6 min

  2. Sprinkle flour over the vegetables and stir for 2 minutes to cook out the raw flour taste.

    2 min

    Cooking the flour in butter and vegetable fat creates a light roux that will thicken the broth without making it starchy or gummy.

  3. Pour in chicken broth gradually, whisking to prevent lumps. Add dried thyme, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer.

    5 min

  4. Add half-and-half and shredded chicken. Simmer on low for 10 minutes.

    10 min

  5. Add gnocchi and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until they float and are heated through. Stir in spinach and cook 1 more minute until just wilted. Serve immediately.

    5 min

    Do not add gnocchi more than 5 minutes before serving. They absorb broth quickly and turn mushy if left in the soup too long.

Pro Tips

  • Use refrigerated gnocchi from the deli section, not the shelf-stable variety. Shelf-stable gnocchi becomes chalky and dense in soup.
  • Rotisserie chicken is faster and better flavored than poaching raw chicken. Use both white and dark meat for the best texture balance.
  • The soup thickens significantly as it cools. Add a splash of chicken broth when reheating leftovers.

Variations

Dairy-Free Version

Replace half-and-half with full-fat coconut milk and use dairy-free butter. The flavor changes slightly but the creamy texture is preserved.

Pasta e Fagioli

Brown 0.5 lb ground beef and 0.5 lb Italian sausage. Add diced tomatoes, chicken broth, white beans, red kidney beans, Italian seasoning, and ditalini pasta. Simmer 20-25 minutes until pasta is tender.

Serving Ideas

  • Serve in pre-warmed bowls to keep the soup hot longer
  • Garlic breadsticks for dipping are the natural pairing
  • A simple house salad alongside makes this a complete light meal
  • Extra Parmesan grated over each bowl before serving

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Frequently Asked Questions

A bowl of any Homemade Soup is $8.99 to go. When you dine in and order an entrée, soup is included and unlimited at no extra cost, and the unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks combination is $12.99 on its own. A half gallon that serves 6 is $19.99 and a gallon that serves 12 is $31.99.
Per serving: Minestrone 110 calories, Pasta e Fagioli 150, Zuppa Toscana 220 and Chicken & Gnocchi 230. Fat ranges from 1 gram in the Minestrone to 15 grams in the Zuppa Toscana; sodium runs from 710 milligrams in the Pasta e Fagioli to 1,290 milligrams in the Chicken & Gnocchi.
Minestrone is the only vegetarian soup. Zuppa Toscana and Pasta e Fagioli are made without gluten-containing ingredients and appear on the gluten-sensitive menu; Chicken & Gnocchi and Minestrone contain wheat from the dumplings and pasta.
Yes, for dine-in guests who order an entrée or the soup, salad and breadsticks combination. Servers refill your bowl as often as you like and you can change soups between refills. To-go and delivery orders are single bowls at $8.99.
Zuppa Toscana is the easiest: brown Italian sausage, simmer sliced potatoes in chicken broth with garlic and onion, add the sausage, chopped kale and heavy cream, and season with red pepper flakes. Recipes for all four soups, with quantities and timing, are linked from this page.

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