CROCKPOT CHICKEN GNOCCHI SOUP (OLIVE GARDEN COPYCAT)

Ingredients

• 1.5 pounds chicken breasts skinless boneless
• 1 onion large, chopped
• 2 carrots peeled and sliced
• 4 sticks celery chopped
• 4.5 cups chicken broth (UK=chicken stock)
• 1 tablespoon mixed Italian herbs e.g. basil, thyme, oregano
• 1 can evaporated milk (mine was 400 grams/14 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in a little water
• 16 ounces gnocchi
• 3 cloves garlic peeled and crushed or chopped
• 7 ounces spinach fresh
• salt and pepper to taste

  Instructions

  1. Place the chicken, onion, carrots, celery, stock and herbs in the crockpotand cook on low for six hours minimum (or high for four).
  2. Shred the chicken in the pot, then stir in the evaporated milk, cornstarch, and gnocchi. Replace the lid of the pot.
  3. Now heat up a little oil in a frying pan and cook the garlic for a couple of minutes. Add the spinach to the pan and cook until wilted (a couple of minutes). Add the spinach and garlic to the crockpot along with plenty of salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Adjust the thickness of the soup to your liking (if too thin, add a little more cornflour mixed with water, if a little thick, add some water). Then serve in big bowls with toasted bread drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt (if desired).

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