Olive Garden’s Chicken Gnocchi Soup - Down Home Cooking Recipes

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 cup diced onions
• 1/2 cup carrots (diced)
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 4 cloves minced garlic
• 1/3 cup flour
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups half & half
• 2 cups chicken (cooked, white meat, bite size or shredded)
• 1 pound potato gnocchi
• 3 cups baby spinach (fresh, roughly chopped, no stems)
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil (chopped)
• salt
• pepper
• grated parmesan cheese