Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

1/3 C Oil or Butter - I used coconut oil
4 tsp minced garlic
about 1 lb chicken
1/3 C flour
1/2 C carrots, shredded
1 stick of celery
1/2 C chopped spinach
2 1/2 C milk - I used 1%
1 1/2 C heavy cream - I used coconut cream
1C chicken stock
cracked pepper to taste
about 16 oz of Gnocchi - I used whole wheat

on med heat
melt butter/oil in a soup pot, add in the garlic and saute, add chicken and cook thoroughly.
Add flour and stir in flour and mix well until flour is cooked in.
add milk & cream
then add veggies
add stock
add gnocchi last it takes 3-4 min to cook through
mix until soup thickens & stir occasionally.  cover and simmer for 10 min

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole by Sheryl

8 slices ham
8 slices Swiss cheese
8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 c. cheddar cheese, grated
1/3 c. parmesan cheese grated
½ pkg Stove Top stuffing (chicken)
Or
¾ c bread crumbs (save the crumbs from slicing home-made bread)
1/4 c. melted butter

Sauce:

1 can cream of mushroom (or celery, chicken (or one of each if tripling)) soup
¼ c. milk
1 sm. Can mushrooms (optional)
1 T parsley
½ tsp garlic or lemon pepper
1-2 Tbsp diced green onions (optional)

Place slices of ham separately in a casserole dish. Place Swiss cheese and then chicken on each slice of ham. Mix ingredients in sauce and pour over chicken. Sprinkle grated cheeses over sauce. Top with bread crumbs. Drizzle butter over bread crumbs. Bake covered at 350 for 50 minutes. Remove cover and bake 10 minutes more.

**For the freezer: Assemble as above except do not add bread crumbs and grated cheese: Add these after defrosting, before putting into the oven. I like to make at least three of these at a time especially when ham is on sale during the Holidays (Easter is coming up!) I buy a spiral sliced ham specifically for this recipe. One ham will easily make 3 casseroles plus plenty for other recipes. Also I just triple the sauce recipe instead of making single batches to save time. Keeps 3+ months.
***A cheap freezer container: line your pan with heavy duty foil before assembling casserole. Assemble then put in freezer-allow to freeze solid. Once frozen, remove foil lined casserole from pan and wrap again with heavy duty foil until it's sealed. Then put back into the freezer until you're ready to use. Once you're ready to use your casserole just unwrap the outer foil layer & pop it back into your original casserole dish.

ENJOY!