Take a gander at this savory meal of chicken and gnocchi. It comes with rich flavors of pesto and Italian seasoning, bringing a new twist to your usual gnocchi dish.
Preparation:
10mins
Cooking:
15mins
Total:
25mins
Serves:
4
Ingredients
1lbgnocchidry, cooked and cooled
12ozchicken breastsboneless and skin-on
4tbspolive oildivided
salt and ground black pepperto taste
For Spinach Pesto:
4cupsspinach leavestrimmed, washed, and patted dry
½cupwalnutsroasted
½cupolive oil
¼cupparmesan cheesegrated or powdered
4clovesgarlic
1tbsplemon juiceor lime juice
salt and ground black pepperto taste
Instructions
Divide spinach into two batches. Put the first batch of spinach with all the ingredients in the food processor, pulse until pureed. Add the remaining spinach and pulse until smooth.
Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Season the chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper.
Heat up a skillet with 2 tablespoons of oil, then sear your chicken on all sides evenly. Remove chicken from the skillet and set aside.
Using the same skillet. Put the remaining oil, add the gnocchi, Chicken then Pesto. Toss until well-mixed.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve immediately. You may garnish with parmesan cheese and crushed walnuts.