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Creamy chicken and broccoli gnocchi
Creamy chicken and broccoli gnocchi is a great, easy weeknight recipe made using shop-bought gnocchi. Dinner in a flash? Yes please!
Course
Chicken, Dinner, Easy Recipe, Gnocchi, Quick recipe
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
25
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
Author
Alida Ryder
Ingredients
for the creamy chicken and broccoli sauce
4
chicken breasts
cubed
1
onion
finely chopped
3
garlic cloves
crushed
1
head of broccoli
broken into small florets
½
cup
chicken stock
¾
cup
cream
alternatively use coconut cream
1-2
tablespoons
lemon juice
salt & pepper to taste
to serve
cooked potato gnocchi or pasta of your choice
Instructions
In a large, deep frying pan, sauté the chicken in a splash of olive oil until golden brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.
In the same pan, fry the onion and garlic until translucent and fragrant.
Add the broccoli and cook for a minute or two before adding the chicken stock and cream.
Add the chicken back to the pan and allow the sauce to cook and reduce for 7-10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
Add the lemon juice and season to taste.
Add the cooked gnocchi stir to combine.
Serve topped with grated parmesan cheese (optional).