Chicken And Gnocchi

This quick and easy, one-pan chicken and gnocchi is full of soft pillowy gnocchi, tender chicken, and fresh spinach swimming in a velvety cream sauce.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite size pieces)
• salt +black pepper
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons shallots, (minced)
• 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, (minced)
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup, plus more for thinning, if needed low sodium chicken stock
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 16 ounces gnocchi
• 3/4 cup sun dried tomatoes, (chopped into small pieces)
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups baby spinach

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Toss chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and Italian seasoning (1 tablespoon) and coat evenly.
2. 2Heat the oil (1 tablespoon) over medium-high heat in a large skillet. When the oil shimmers add chicken in a single layer (work in batches if necessary) and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes or until it begins to brown. (It doesn't need to be completely cooked at this point). Transfer browned chicken to a plate.
3. 3Melt the butter (2 tablespoons) in the skillet and sauté shallots (3 tablespoons), over medium-low heat, until translucent, about 4-5 minutes. Add garlic (1 tablespoon) and continue to sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
4. 4Stir in tomato paste (2 tablespoons) and cook, stirring so tomato paste doesn't burn, for 2-3 minutes.
5. 5Add wine (1/4 cup) to shallots and garlic and bring to a boil. Scrape the bottom of the pan to lift up any brown bits on the bottom. Continue to cook until the wine has reduced into syrup.
6. 6Stir in the chicken broth (1 cup), heavy cream (1 cup), sugar, and gnocchi (16 ounces) then simmer, adjust heat as needed, until the sauce is reduced and thickened, and the gnocchi is tender about 5 minutes.
7. 7Return the chicken to skillet along with any juices that have accumulated. Add sun dried tomatoes (3/4 cup) and Parmesan (3/4 cup), and stir to combine. Heat until parmesan has melted and chicken is heated through.
8. 8With the heat on low, stir in spinach (2 cups) and cook until the spinach wilts to your liking. Adjust seasoning if needed. Serve immediately.