Copycat Olivegarden Gnocchi Chicken Soup

• 1 cup chicken breasts, cooked and diced (you can use a rotisserie chicken)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1 quart half and half
• 2- 14 ounces can of chicken broth
• 1/2 cup celery, finely diced
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1 cup carrots, finely shredded
• 1 cup onion, finely diced
• 1 cup fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoons extra virgin oil
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon parsley
• Freshly grated Parmesan cheeses i optional
• 1 pound potato gnocchi you can buy this in the gourmet section of many supermarkets

1. melt butter into oil
2. add onion celery garlic until onion is translucent
3. whisk in flour and cook for 1 min
4. whisk in half and half cook until thickened
5. whisk in chicken broth simmer until thickened
6. stir in salt, carrot, parsley, thyme, spinach, chicken, gnocchi, simmer until heated through

chicken breasts, butter, flour, chicken broth, celery, garlic, carrots, onion, fresh spinach, extra virgin oil, thyme, parsley, section

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/copycat-olivegarden-gnocchi-chicken-soup-52923901 (may not work)