Baked gnocchi with hen is critically speedy consolation meals — delicate, pillowy gnocchi baked in a wealthy purple pesto sauce with tender hen and topped with effervescent cheese. It’s the form of cozy, oven-to-table meal that’ll make everybody suppose you’ve spent hours within the kitchen when actually it’s prepared in underneath 30 minutes!
Nicky’s recipe notes
Retailer-bought gnocchi is a good staple to have available within the fridge or freezer to bulk up a meal, while additionally making it really feel a bit ‘fancy’. It takes massive punchy flavours like pesto so nicely. In the event you needed to vary it up, swap out the purple pepper pesto for normal basil pesto and also you get a very completely different meal!
There’s a number of beautiful sauce hidden underneath the gnocchi on this recipe, so I like to recommend serving with crusty bread for dunking.
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***Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card on the finish of this put up***
- First we par-bake the hen items with a little bit oil and seasoning, within the baking dish.
- Then we add in EVERYTHING else, besides the mozzarella (gnocchi, spinach, pesto, cream, peppers and so forth) – you’ll want two spoons to toss it collectively. It can really feel like there’s an excessive amount of in there, however it should combine collectively and the spinach will wilt down lots.
- Prime with mozzarella and bake within the oven till golden and bubbly. I like to sprinkle on just a few basil leaves earlier than serving.
Professional Tip
I really like to make use of home made purple pepper pesto for this recipe (it solely takes a couple of minutes to make), however you need to use store-bought purple pesto in the event you desire. Sacla do a pleasant one, I’ve additionally seen it in Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
It’s so very moreish! and there’s a stunning pool of creamy purple pesto sauce beneath you could drizzle on prime if you serve it up.
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🍽️ What to serve it with
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Regularly Requested Questions
Sure, you may make the recipe proper as much as the half earlier than you place it within the oven for the second time. Let the hen cool, add the remainder of the substances, then cowl the dish and refrigerate for as much as a day.
When able to cook dinner, take away from the fridge an hour earlier than you need to bake (to take the chilliness off). Place within the oven and cook dinner, including an additional 3-4 minutes to the acknowledged cooking time (because the dish shall be going into the oven chilly). Guarantee it’s piping sizzling all through earlier than serving.
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Preheat the oven to 200C/400F (fan).
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Place the hen breast items in a medium baking dish (approx. 30cm (11.8”) x 20cm(7.8”)). Drizzle on the oil and sprinkle on the salt, pepper and oregano. Toss collectively to coat the hen evenly.
2 giant hen breasts, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon dried oregano
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Place within the oven to bake for 10 minutes.
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After 10 minutes take away the dish from the oven. Add within the spinach, then pour over the new hen inventory. Add the gnocchi, purple pepper pesto, bell pepper, cream and tomato puree. Stir every little thing collectively to mix.
60 g (2 packed cups) child spinach, 120 ml (1/2 cup) sizzling hen inventory, 500 g (17.6oz) pack recent gnocchi, 8 tablespoons (140g/5oz) roasted purple pepper pesto* See Tip, 1 purple bell pepper, 60 ml (1/4 cup) double (heavy) cream, 1 tablespoon tomato puree
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Dot the torn mozzarella amongst the hen and gnocchi items.
150 g (5.3 oz) mozzarella ball
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Place again within the oven for an additional quarter-hour till the hen is cooked by and the sauce is effervescent.
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Serve topped with basil leaves and a sprinkling of black pepper, alongside some crusty bread.
Handful recent basil leaves, Freshly floor black pepper, Chunks of crusty bread for dunking
Tip: Purple Pepper Pesto
You should use store-bought purple pesto, or strive my home made Purple Pepper Pesto.
Make it vegetarian
Swap the hen for chunky items of courgette (zucchini). Swap the hen inventory for vegetable inventory. Make sure you’re utilizing vegetarian mozzarella and pesto.
Dietary data is approximate, per serving (this recipe serves 4)
Energy: 631kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 35g | Fats: 32g | Saturated Fats: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g | Monounsaturated Fats: 7g | Trans Fats: 0.01g | Ldl cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 1328mg | Potassium: 562mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 3510IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 302mg | Iron: 6mg
Diet data is routinely calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
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