Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi Soup Recipe from Italy

Ingredients

• 1 cup of cooked and diced chicken breasts
• 4 tbsp of butter
• 4 tbsp of flour
• 1 qt (946 ml) of half and half
• 1 can (14 oz or 397 g) of chicken broth
• 1/2 cup of finely diced celery
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1 cup of finely shredded carrots
• 1 cup of finely diced onion
• 1 cup of coarsely chopped fresh spinach
• 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp of thyme
• 1/2 tsp of parsley
• freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional)
• 1 lb (454 g) of potato gnocchi