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Tuscan Butter Gnocchi with Chicken recipe video

Tuscan Butter Gnocchi With Chicken | Video

Gnocchi and chicken cooked in creamy Tuscan sauce. Easy one pot meal for weeknights!
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Course: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Author :Nish Kitchen
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts or thighs, approximately 500g
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 garlic cloves peeled and minced
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • ½ cup heavy cream thickened cream
  • ¼ cup chopped basil and parsley
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan
  • 500 g gnocchi I used potato gnocchi
  • ¾ cup chicken broth stock
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Chopped basil to garnish

Instructions

  • Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in the dutch oven over medium-high heat.
  • Place chicken in the pot. Cook, 4-5 minutes on each side or until just cooked through. Remove from dutch oven. Slice. Set aside.
  • Add butter to the same pan over medium heat. Once butter has melted, add garlic. Saute, stirring continuously, for about 1 minute or until fragrant.
  • Add cherry tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. When cherry tomatoes begin to burst, add baby spinach leaves.
  • Once spinach has wilted, add cream, parmesan, parsley and basil. Stir to combine. Simmer for about 6 minutes.
  • Add chicken, gnocchi and broth (stock). Stir to combine.
  • Preheat oven to 220C or 425F. Transfer gnocchi to oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until gnocchi and chicken are cooked through and sauce has thickened. Garnish with
    chopped basil.

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Notes

    • You can also add mushrooms if you like

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 592kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 488mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g