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Here is a quick mid week pasta meal that does not have many ingredients, does not take a lot of time and tastes great. I did actually get the idea for this from a zarr members recipe but I wanted something a little quicker than the original recipe listed, if you want want to see the original recipe please click here. I also changed some of the ingredients, that is why I am not listing it as theirs as I changed it a bit. I thought the ingredients were good but felt the final result just a touch bland so I added a couple of ingredients to adjust for our taste.
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Ingredients
4 Garlic cloves, Crushed
Packaged fresh gnocchi enough for 4 people
1 Tablespoon oil
4 Chicken Breasts
11/2 tablespoons butter
1/4 Cup sour cream
1 Teaspoon chicken stock granules
100ml Cream, or extra if it does not seem saucy enough
1/2 Cup fresh dill, finely chopped
1/2 Cup green onions, sliced thinly
Black pepper to taste
Method
1. Heat oil in a large pan, brown chicken on both sides, cook, until almost cooked through, remove from pan and set to one side.
2. Melt butter in same pan, add garlic and onions cook about 1 minute until onion softens, stirring constantly so you do not burn the garlic.
3. Add both creams,chicken stock and dill stir to combine, return chicken to pan, cover pan and finish cooking chicken and warm through.
4. Whilst chicken is finishing bring some water to a boil in a saucepan, add gnocchi and cook until tender, about 3-4 Min’s, drain.
5. Remove chicken and slice thickly.
6. Add drained gnocchi to sauce and combine add pepper to taste.
Serve sauced gnocchi on plates, top with chicken and divide any remaining sauce equally atop the chicken breasts.
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired.
All photos taken by me unless othrwise stated.
This is a very quick and easy recipe to throw together, it tastes great and makes for a wonderful after work dinner or great mid week meal when you want no fuss. You can make your own gnocchi if you prefer, but for quickness of this recipe I used fresh store bought gnocchi, you can find this in the fresh pasta section of most supermarkets. For those of you who have never eaten gnocchi before or do not know what it is, a quick explanation is basically Italian dumplings, made from either potato, semolina or flour.
If you have read the earlier post I wrote on the natural cutting boards I brought back from OZ you can find a description with a couple of photos under my natures cutting boards page. I will be uploading more photos once I can get something nice as a backing to make them stand out. I will also let you know the separate web address for them once it is finished.
Ingredients
Olive oil
4 Chicken breasts
Garlic powder and dried parsley, combined to sprinkle over breasts (about 1-11/2 teaspoons of each.)
800g Gnocchi
2 Cloves garlic, crushed
2 Tablespoons dry white wine
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 Teaspoon chicken stock granules
300ml Cream
2 Tablespoons fresh oregano, finely chopped
Method
1. Sprinkle combined garlic and parsley on both sides of all the breasts. Heat some olive oil in a large frying pan and cook chicken, uncovered, about 20 Min’s or until cooked through.
2. Meanwhile pour some water in a pan add a little olive oil and bring to the boil.
3. While you are waiting for the water to boil, add a little oil to another saucepan, add garlic, cook, stirring, about 1 minute, Add wine to pan, to deglaze, evaporate all liquid, add lemon juice and the stock, stir.
4. Pour cream in and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, simmer uncovered, about 5 Min’s until sauce thickens slightly. (If you want it thicker just add a little cornstarch I prefer a more thin sauce when it is more like a pasta dish.) Stir in oregano, keep warm over a low heat while you cook the gnocchi.
5. Once the water is boiling add gnocchi and cook as per packet instructions, mine was only 3 Min’s, Drain.
6. While gnocchi is cooking remove breasts from pan, cut chicken into slices.
To Serve: Divide gnocchi among serving plates, top with sliced chicken, drizzle with sauce.
All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.
