Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Ingredients:

• 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts - cooked and diced
• 1 stalk of celery - chopped
• ½ white onion - diced
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• ½ cup shredded carrots
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• salt and pepper - to taste
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 16 ounces potato gnocchi
• 2 cups half and half - see note
• 1 cup fresh spinach - roughly chopped

Instructions:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add celery, onions, garlic, and carrots and saute for 2-3 minutes until onions are translucent.
• Add chicken, chicken broth, salt, pepper, and thyme, bring to a boil, then gently stir in gnocchi. Boil for 3-4 minutes longer before reducing heat to a simmer and cooking for 10 minutes.
• Stir in half and half and spinach and cook another 1-2 minutes until spinach is tender. Taste, add salt and pepper if needed, and serve.