Remove skin, trim and wash garlic cloves. Place cloves in aluminum foil and roast for 20 minutes in 400 degree oven. Wash, peel and slice carrot and celery. Chop spinach.
Cook
Put butter in medium saucepan and place on stove burner at medium heat. Melt butter and add diced roasted garlic, carrot and celery. Cook until tender.
Add chicken broth, half and half, olive oil, salt, pepper and thyme. Add gnocchi and cook for 4 minutes. Add cooked chicken and chopped spinach and cook for 10 more minutes. Serve hot.