Quick & Light Chicken Toscana Soup Insired By Macaroni Grill

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 45 ounces low-sodium low-fat chicken broth (3 small cans or 1 large can )
• 1 large tomato, drained and chopped
• 1 -2 cup cooked chicken (roasted chicken from grocery store works great)
• 8 ounces 1% low-fat milk (you can use half & half if you want to be decadent)
• 8 ounces mini gnocchi (recipe online or trader joes carries it, get parmesan gnocchi if they have it. if you can't find min)
• 5 ounces baby spinach (fresh, half bag)
• parmesan cheese
• fresh basil (if you only have dried, rub approx. 3/4 tsp. between palms and add when you add the milk)

Recipe

• 1 cook the onion and garlic in olive oil until transparent (5-10 minutes). add the chicken broth and bring to boil. add chicken and tomatoes; bring back to a good simmer for 5 minutes. add gnocchi; cook for 1 or 2 minutes if mini size, a little longer if larger.
• 2 add milk and heat until steaming. stir in spinach just long enough to wilt. ladel into bowls and top with parmesan cheese and fresh basil if you have it.