Chicken & Gnocchi Soup

Chicken & Gnocchi Soup

From: CopyKat.com

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoons extra virgin oil
  
• 4 tablespoons butter
  
• 4 tablespoons flour
  
• 1 pint half and half & 1 pint Milk
  
• 1/2 cup celery, finely diced
  
• 1 cup onion, finely diced
  
• 2 minced garlic cloves
  
• 2 -14 ounce cans of chicken broth if you enjoy thick soup, use one can
  
• 1 cup carrots, finely shredded
  
• 1 cup chicken breasts, cooked and diced (you can use a rotisserie chicken)
  
• 1 package small gnocchi, cooked 
  
• 1 cup of fresh spinach coarsely chopped
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
  
• 1/2 teaspoon parsley
  
• 1/16 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)

Instructions

Saute the onion, celery, and garlic in the butter and olive oil over medium heat until the onion becomes translucent. Add the flour and make a roux. Let the butter and flour mixture cook for about a minute before adding 1 quart of half and half.

Cook gnocchi according to package directions.

Into the roux, add in the carrots and chicken. Once the mixture becomes thick, add the chicken broth. Once the mixture thickens again, add the cooked gnocchi, spinach, and seasoning; simmer until soup is heated through.  Before serving season to taste by adding additional salt.