Week 7~ Gnocchi Soup

I was soooooo excited to try this recipe, given to me by a good friend.  My daughter LOVES the Olive Garden's version of this soup. I think if she was here tonight, she would like mine better! <3

We enjoy our soups hardy and it's filling enough to be a meal , so I increased the amount of chicken and spinach from the original recipe. My daughter, mom and I made homemade gnocchi over last weekend. It was a PERFECT excuse to use the leftovers that I froze in this yummy soup! 

1 TBS olive oil                                                                 2 cloves garlic, minced

4 TBS butter                                                                    2 cups chicken broth

4 TBS flour                                                                      1 cup finely minced carrots

4 cups half and half                                                           2 cooked chicken breasts, diced

1/2 cup (2 stalks) celery, finely diced                                 4 cups gnocchi

1 cup spinach coarsely chopped ( I used 3 cups)                1/2 tsp thyme

1 cup onion, finely chopped                                               1/2 tsp parsley

Saute onion, celery, garlic in butter and olive oil until onion is translucent. Add carrot and simmer.

Add flour to make a roux. Slowly add half and half ; stir until it thickens.

( cook your gnocchi)

Into roux, add the diced chicken, and chicken broth.

Last, add the spinach and gnocchi. Add some black pepper to season.

I served this with a homemade crusty bread!