Slow Cooker Creamy Gnocchi Sausage Kale Soup

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Ingredients

1 pound ground hot Italian sausage (browned, or any other sausage - chicken, pork, beef or turkey)
1 onion (peeled and diced)
2 carrots (peeled and diced)
2 celery sticks (diced)
5 cloves garlic (or 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic)
4 cups chicken broth (good-quality)
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons vegetable stock powder (like Vegeta, or chicken/beef bouillon powder — chicken adds better flavour)
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 teaspoon salt (adjust to your tastes)
1/3 teaspoon cracked black pepper, ((adjust to your tastes))
600 ml evaporated milk (or half and half, or reduced fat cream - full fat may also be used if not watching calorie intake)
3 heaping tablespoons cornstarch (mixed and dissolved well in 2 cups of milk, I use 2% milk)
1 pound fresh gnocchi (found in the fridge section of your supermarket)
4 cups shredded kale leaves, (stems removed (or baby spinach leaves),)
1 pinch salt (to taste)
1 pinch pepper (to taste)

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