Baked Chicken & Gnocchi Boscaiola

This is good ‘Go To’ recipe when you’re not sure what to have for dinner.  This is another family favourite that is easy to make and really satisfying.

The chicken and gnocchi work together really well and provide the base.  Mixed through is a blend of onion, bacon and mushrooms.  Simmered and baked in a cream and sour cream combination and the Boscaiola sauce is complete. Finally topped off with a nice lightly crunchy cheese and breadcrumb layer and you have an extremely tasty pasta bake meal.

In summer this is nice with a mixed salad while in winter it sits well with your favourite vegetables.

I always look forward to the next day with the left-overs waiting to be reheated.

I’m sure you will enjoy this one.

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Baked Chicken & Gnocchi Boscaiola

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

• 2 Chicken Fillets use Breast Fillets and cut into 3cm pieces
• 500 g Gnocchi
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 Brown Onion Diced
• 4 slices Bacon use short-cut bacon and coarsely chop
• 250 g Mushrooms thinly sliced
• 1 Clove Garlic crushed
• 300 g Cooking Cream
• 150 g Sour Cream
• 50 g Spinach use baby spinach
• Breadcrumbs
• 100 g 3 Cheese Combo shredded
• Parmesan cheese to garnish
• Spring Onion to garnish

Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 40 minutes Servings Ingredients 2 Chicken Fillets use Breast Fillets and cut into 3cm pieces 500 g Gnocchi 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil 1 Brown Onion Diced 4 slices Bacon use short-cut bacon and coarsely chop 250 g Mushrooms thinly sliced 1 Clove Garlic crushed 300 g Cooking Cream 150 g Sour Cream 50 g Spinach use baby spinach Breadcrumbs 100 g 3 Cheese Combo shredded Parmesan cheese to garnish Spring Onion to garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200° C (fan forced).
2. Cook gnocchi according to instructions on the packet
3. Heat a small amount of vegetable oil in a large pan on medium-high heat.
4. Cook chicken for 5-7 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan and set aside on plate.
5. Add vegetable oil to pan and add bacon and onion. Cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until onion softens. Leave in pan.
6. Add mushroom and garlic to the pan and cook for 5 minutes or until mushroom browns.
7. Stir in cooking cream and sour cream and simmer for 5 minutes or until creams starts to thicken
8. Add chicken, baby spinach, and gnocchi to pan and stir to mix through
9. Pour contents into a 3 litre baking dish.
10. Sprinkle breadcrumbs and shredded cheese over the top of the mixture
11. Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown
12. Remove from oven and garnish with spring onion to serve. For each bowl of pasta consider a sprinkling of grated parmesan over the top.