Great Estates Okanagan - Recipes - Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Ingredients

• 3 tbsps all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup half & half
• 1 cup cold water, divided
• 7 ozs Italian chicken sausage, removed from casings
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 1 large shallot, diced
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tsps tomato paste
• 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1 parmesan cheese rind
• 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped
• 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
• 16 ozs package gnocchi
• 4 cups baby spinach, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 tbsps fresh basil, for garnish