Slow Cooker Chicken & Gnocchi Soup

What you need:

• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp. flour
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• Parmesan cheese
• Salt and pepper
• 12 oz. chicken broth
• 1 cup chopped carrots
• 1/2 small onion, diced
• 2 cups cooked chicken, diced
• 8 oz. frozen potato gnocchi
• 1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
• 1 cup baby spinach, chopped

Directions:

1. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute.
2. Slowly whisk in flour. Cook for 1 more minute.
3. Add milk, little by little, whisking well after each addition. Then let thicken for about 5 minutes.
4. Add a good handful of cheese or more and salt and pepper, to taste.
5. Pour into slow cooker with chicken broth and mix well.
6. Add carrots, onion, chicken, gnocchi, and Italian seasoning.
7. Cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.
8. 30 minutes prior to serving, add spinach.

Recipe adapted from Eat At Home Cooks