Short Cut Chicken Gnocchi Soup

INGREDIENTS

4 tbsp

butter

1 tbsp

extra virgin olive oil

1 cup

onion, finely diced

1/2 cup

celery, finely diced

3 cloves

garlic, finely minced

1/4 cup

all purpose flour

3 cups

half and half

1 cup

finely shredded carrots

1 1/2 tsp

kosher salt (not table salt)

1 tbsp

fresh chopped parsley

1 tsp

fresh thyme, leaves only

1/4 tsp

finely grated nutmeg

1/2 tsp

black pepper

box chicken stock

1 16 ounce container

of gnocchi

lately I've been using 2 packs

3 cups

cooked chicken

I used a rotisserie chicken

2 cups

fresh spinach, coarsely chopped