Garlic Chicken Pesto Gnocchi Recipe
Garlicky chicken thighs and a quick and easy homemade basil pesto sit at the heart of this delicious and really easy gnocchi recipe. Oh yeah it's quick too and will go from your fridge to your table in under 30 minutes!
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 1018kcal
Ingredients
- 275 g Skinless Chicken Thighs 10oz
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 4 Garlic Cloves
- 400 g Potato Gnocchi 14oz
- ½ teaspoon Coarse Sea Salt Plus extra salt for boiling the gnocchi
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
- Fresh Basil Leaves to Garnish
- More Parmesan to Garnish
For Homemade Pesto:
- 15 g Pine Nuts 2 tablespoon
- 25 g Basil Leaves 1 Cup
- 15 g Parmesan Cheese 3 tablespoon
- 1 Garlic Clove
- 50 ml Olive Oil 3 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon
Instructions
- If you are making your own pesto, toast the pine nuts in a small (20cm or 8") frying pan.
- Transfer them to a mini blender or pestle and mortar, add the remaining ingredients and blitz until you are happy with the texture. I usually begin a pesto in a mini blender, then transfer it to a pestle and mortar to finish it off.
- Bring a 20cm or 8" pan of well-salted (I use 1 teaspoon in a pan this size) to a boil.
- Peel and dice the garlic cloves for the gnocchi and dice them as finely as you can.
- Cut the chicken into a 1.5-2cm (½-¾") dice.
- Heat a 30cm or 12" frying pan over a high heat and when it is hot, add the olive oil, followed by the diced chicken, black pepper and coarse sea salt and saute it for 4 minutes.
- When the chicken has had 2 minutes, add the gnocchi to the water and boil it for 2 minutes, then drain it and allow it to steam dry for 1 minute.
- Add the chopped garlic to the chicken and cook for a further minute.
- By now, the gnocchi should have sat for a minute. Add it to the pan and fry for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat, stir through the pesto and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 1018kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 39g | Cholesterol: 246mg | Sodium: 1094mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g
