Soup's on!

Potato Gnocchi (organic from Target) 

Have I mentioned that I LOVE FALL!  Okay I may get a bit giddy when Fall arrives.  No I 'm not a summer fan.  Don't get me wrong I love the green grass and the fact that we can spend time outside, but let's be honest after 80 degrees it's just too hot!!  I'm a spring, fall, winter fan!  But Fall is my all time FAVORITE! Especially because of the fact that we get to eat SOUP again!  Yes, I am aware they make (or you can) soup all year.  But eating soup when it's 80 degrees outside just IS NOT okay with me.

I love soup!  Most any kind of soup!  Chicken noodle, Beef Vegetable, Beef and Barley, Ham and bean, Clam Chowder, and I really love any kind of soup from the Olive Garden!  I found some recipes on my favorite Pinning location HAHA! And so I made Chicken Gnocchi soup!  OH HEAVEN HELP ME!  It was to DIE for! I even used the organic roasted chicken I made!  Yeah I was feeling very domestic :)  So here's the recipe:

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup chicken breasts, cooked and diced (you can use a rotisserie chicken)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1 quart half and half
• 1 14 ounce can chicken broth
• 1/2 cup celery, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup carrots, finely shredded
• 1 cup onion, finely diced
• 1 cup fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin oil
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon parsley
• Freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1 pound potato gnocchi

DIRECTIONS

• 1
  Sauté the onion, celery, and garlic in the butter and olive oil, over medium heat when the onion becomes translucent, add the flour, and make a roux, let the butter and flour mixture cook for about a minute before adding 1 quart of half and half.
• 2
  Cook gnocchi according to package directions.
• 3
  Into the roux add in the carrots and chicken. Once the mixture becomes thick add the chicken broth. Once the mixture thickens again, add the cooked gnocchi, spinach, and seasonings, simmer until soup is heated through.

Source: copycat recipes

             

Sauteing

SOUP~!

Now that you have it you may want to eat it alone.......in the dark.............where no one can find you!