Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Comfort food at it's best! We love this soup. I always make a double batch and we eat it for days! Rotisserie chicken makes this quick.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons butter
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 3⁄4 cup onion, diced
• 1⁄2 cup carrot, diced
• 1⁄2 cup celery, diced
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄3 cup  plus 2 tablepoons flour
• 4  cups chicken broth
• 1 1⁄2 cups half-and-half
• 2  cups  rotisserie chicken meat
• 1  lb  gnocchi
• 3  cups  Baby Spinach, roughly chopped
• 1  tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
• 1⁄3 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Directions

1. In butter and oil, saute onion, carrot, celery and garlic until softened. Add salt and pepper and flour, cook 3 minutes. Add broth, 1 cup at a time, then half-and-half. Sir until smooth and thickened.
2. Add chicken and gnocchi and simmer until gnocchi floats, 4-5 minutes.
3. Adjust seasoning. Add spinach and basil and cook until spinach wilts.
4. Stir in parmesan cheese or pass at table, or both.