Chicken Gnocchi Florentine is a surprisingly quick recipe that is a delicious and well balanced meal that can be made in less than 30 minutes!
Did I mention this meal comes together in less than 30 minutes!?! Yes, it really does thanks to a quick cooking pounded chicken breast, gnocchi that barely takes any time to boil and only one, I repeat, one vegetable that requires chopping! I love that this recipe definitely constitutes a full meal meaning you don’t need to add anything else to it to make dinner happen.
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Chicken Gnocchi Florentine
It always amazes me when a meal that is this quick and easy to make has so much flavor. Often times flavor is associated with slow cooking but not in this recipe! There is something about garlic and onions cooked in butter that make the base for a magic sauce. Add a little cream, black pepper and spinach and you’re good to go!
This sauce manages to be decadent without being too heavy which I love. The chicken actually gets a lot of flavor from being pounded out and seasoned with salt before searing. Giving the salt a few minutes to penetrate the chicken before cooking makes a huge difference in my opinion. I have also been cooking with this salt
I also wanted to make a note that I gave up mincing garlic years ago and it has changed my life! Seriously. Get yourself a garlic press
30 Minute Dinner Recipe
I made this recipe several times and BMW and I realized that there was discernible difference in the recipe when it was made in a cast iron skillet
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Chicken Gnocchi Florentine
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast approximately 1/2 lb
- 1 tsp kosher salt plus more to taste
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 yellow onion diced, approx 1 cup
- 4 cloves garlic minced or pressed
- 1/4 cup parmesan finely grated
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 lb gnocchi boiled, reserving 1-2 cups pasta water
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- Pound chicken breast to about 1/2 inch thick. Season with kosher salt. Preheat skillet on medium high heat.
- Cook chicken with the olive oil for 5-7 minutes on each side until cooked through or reaches an internal temperature of 165°.
- Meanwhile, bring a medium pot of salted water to boil. Cook gnocchi according to the package. Usually about 2-3 minutes or until gnocchi float. Remove gnocchi from pot and set aside. Reserve 1-2 cups pasta water.
- Remove chicken from skillet and set aside. In the same skillet, add butter, onion and garlic. Stir frequently, reducing heat if necessary to keep from burning, until onions are translucent and fragrant. About 3 minutes.
- Add one cup of pasta water and gnocchi to skillet. Saute for 1-2 minutes more, increasing heat if necessary, until about half of the water has been reabsorbed.
- Add parmesan and pepper and stir until combined. 30 seconds.
- Add spinach, one large handful at a time, until wilted. Stir frequently.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in cream. Adding an additional tablespoon of pasta water at a time if needed to achieve desired consistency of sauce. I prefer the sauce to be thick where it coats the back of a spoon. Taste and add salt if necessary.
- Add chicken back to skillet and serve. Alternatively, you can divide the gnocchi and spinach sauce onto serving dishes and cut chicken in half and place on top and serve hot. Add optional red pepper flakes if desired.
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Made this for dinner tonight. Doubled the recipe so we would have leftovers. It was very easy and quick to make. Highly recommend it!
Ohh great idea to double it for leftovers!