Chicken and Gnocchi Soup

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon salted butter
• 1 medium yellow onion

  minced
• 2 stalks celery

  minced
• 1 teaspoon garlic

  minced
• 2 medium carrots

  shredded
• 2 chicken breasts

  cooked and shredded
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon ground sage
• 16 ounces gnocchi
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup fresh spinach leaves

Instructions

• 1 In a Dutch oven pan over medium heat, melt the butter.
• 2 Sauté the onion, celery, and garlic in the butter for about 5 minutes, or 'til
  they begin to soften.
• 3 Add the carrots, chicken, and chicken broth to the Dutch oven, stirring
  everything together.
• 4 Bring the mixture to a boil, and let it simmer on medium heat for about 5
  minutes.
• 5 Add the heavy whipping cream and ground sage to the soup. 
• 6 Bring to a boil again; then simmer over low heat for another 5 minutes.
• 7 Add the gnocchi, salt, and pepper to the soup mixture.
• 8 Again, bring the soup to a boil; then simmer over low heat for 5 more minutes.
• 9 Add the spinach leaves to the soup, and simmer for another 2 to 3 minutes.
• 10 Serve while warm with breadsticks, baguettes, or crackers.

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