One Pot Chicken Florentine Gnocchi

Name: One Pot Chicken Florentine Gnocchi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil or oil reserved from sun dried tomatoes; 1 lb chicken breasts skinless and boneless, cut into small pieces; 1/2 tsp salt or to taste; 1/2 tsp black pepper or to taste; 1/4 cup shallots chopped; 2 cloves garlic minced; 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes drained and chopped, keep the oil; 1 cup half and half cream; 2 cups chicken broth low sodium; 2 lbs gnocchi; 2 cups fresh spinach chopped; 2 cups mozarella cheese shredded; 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese shredded

8 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

This One Pot Chicken Florentine Gnocchi is super easy and effortless, perfect for a weeknight meal. We’re talking lick your plate clean, so creamy and delicious and ready on your dinner table in under 30 minutes!

Updated at: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:03:28 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories588.5 kcal (29%)

Total Fat22 g (31%)

Carbs57 g (22%)

Sugars3.6 g (4%)

Protein36.4 g (73%)

Sodium876.5 mg (44%)

Fiber1.9 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2 Tbspolive oil

or oil reserved from sun dried tomatoes

1 lbchicken breasts skinless and boneless

cut into small pieces

½ tspsalt

or to taste

½ tspblack pepper

¼ cupshallots

¼ cupsun dried tomatoes

drained and chopped, keep the oil

1 cuphalf and half cream

2 cupschicken broth low sodium

2 lbsgnocchi

2 cupsspinach

fresh, chopped

2 cupsmozarella cheese

shredded

½ cupsParmesan cheese

shredded

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. (see notes).

Step 2

Add the chicken, season with salt and pepper and cook until it starts to brown, should take 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 3

Add the shallots, garlic and sun dried tomatoes. Stir and cook for 1 to 2 minuets.

Step 4

Add the half and half cream, chicken broth and stir. Bring to a simmer then stir in the uncooked gnocchi. Cook until gnocchi are tender, and sauce has thickened, should take about 4 to 5 minutes, they should also absorb and thicken the sauce.

Step 5

Add spinach and fold into the mixture until wilted. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper if needed.

Step 6

Stir in the cheeses, cheese should melt almost immediately.

Recipe Notes:

Step 7

I reserved the oil from the sun dried tomatoes and used that instead of the olive oil for some extra flavor, but olive oil can be used as well.

Step 8

Half and half can be found near the milk and cream in the dairy section of your local grocery store. Half and half is a blend of equal parts whole milk and light cream. It averages 10 to 12% of fat.