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Creamy Crack Chicken Gnocchi

Creamy Crack Chicken Gnocchi

Creamy Crack Chicken Gnocchi is a delightful dish with tender gnocchi in a rich ranch-style sauce, showcasing chicken, cheddar, and bacon.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Saucepan
  • frying pan
  • Ovenproof Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 360 g uncooked chicken breasts approx 2 small
  • 840 ml chicken stock low sodium
  • 75 g uncooked lean smoked back bacon fat removed, diced small
  • 1 shallot finely diced
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced
  • 120 ml 2% milk
  • 0.5 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 175 g laughing cow light or light cream cheese
  • 0.5 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried chives
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon dried dill
  • 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 500 g potato gnocchi dry in a vacuum pack
  • 60 g cheddar grated, do not use pre-grated
  • olive oil spray
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • fresh chopped parsley or chopped spring onions or chives

Instructions
 

  • Add chicken to a saucepan fully submerged in 2 cups (480ml) of the stock, bring to a boil and then simmer for approx 10-12 minutes until cooked. Drain, remove from pan, allow chicken to cool slightly and then slice up into pieces and set aside.
  • While the chicken is poaching, spray a non stick frying pan over a medium high heat with olive oil spray.
  • Add the bacon and fry until evenly golden and crisp. Set aside.
  • In the same frying pan, spray a little more olive oil spray and add the shallot and fry until lightly golden and softened.
  • Add in the minced garlic cloves and fry for 30 seconds just to infuse the flavour.
  • Add the remaining stock (1.5 cups/360ml), milk, lemon juice, dried herbs, dried seasoning and laughing cow and whisk until it is all melted into the stock and no visible lumps appear. Mix the cornstarch with a couple of tablespoons of water and add this into the sauce stirring as you do.
  • Add the poached chicken and uncooked gnocchi, and bring to a boil and then let it bubble on a medium heat for 5 minutes until the gnocchi is cooked and sauce is creamy and thick. Taste and adjust seasoning with some salt and black pepper if needed.
  • Transfer to an ovenproof dish and top with the grated cheddar, place until the grill (broil) for a couple of minutes until the cheddar is melted and very lightly golden.
  • Sprinkle with the cooked golden crispy bacon and some chopped fresh parsley (or spring onions or chives).
  • Serve and Enjoy!!

Notes

Please see below for full nutritional info and additional details about the recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving
Keyword bacon, cheddar, chicken, Creamy Crack Chicken Gnocchi, creamy sauce, gnocchi
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