Easy One Pan Creamy Italian Chicken With Gnocchi Dinner
One-pan chicken with gnocchi is a comforting and well-balanced dish, bursting with a creamy aromatic sauce, soft gnocchi, and tender juicy sliced chicken.
Servings: 4
Calories: 697kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs. Chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- Salt and Black Pepper
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil Extra virgin
- 1 Shallot diced
- 8 oz. Baby Bella Mushrooms sliced
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 2 teaspoon Fresh thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon Oregano dried
- 1 cup Chicken broth low-sodium
- 1 ¼ cup Half and Half
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes a pinch
- 17 oz. Package Gnocchi
- ¾ cup Mozzarella shredded
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
- 3 cups Baby Spinach
Instructions
- Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Add chicken and cook until golden, 4 minutes. Remove from skillet.
- Reduce heat to medium and add remaining 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Add shallot and mushrooms and cook until golden, 5 minutes.
- Add garlic, thyme and oregano and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more.
- Add broth broth and scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of pan, then slowly add in half and half. Bring to a simmer and season with salt, pepper, and a pinch of red pepper flakes.
- Stir in gnocchi and return chicken to pan. Let simmer until chicken is cooked through and the internal temperature of the chicken breasts reach 165℉, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove chicken from skillet.
- Add cheeses and stir until melted, then add spinach and stir until the spinach is wilted.
- Slice the chicken breast and return it to the skillet. Taste. Season with more salt and pepper if needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 697kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 56g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 162mg | Sodium: 1009mg | Potassium: 1225mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2725IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 418mg | Iron: 7mg