Creamy Crack Chicken Gnocchi with Turkey Bacon and Chicken Ham Delight
A deliciously rich and creamy dish featuring gnocchi, chicken, and turkey bacon, perfect for a comforting meal.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Non-stick frying pan
- Whisk
- Ovenproof dish
Ingredients
Main 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 unit shallot finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 120 ml 2% milk
- 0.5 tablespoon lemon juice
- 175 g laughing cow light or can use 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
- 1 spray olive oil spray
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- to garnish fresh chopped parsley or can use chopped spring onions or chives
Instructions
Cooking 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 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. Once gnocchi is cooked and sauce is thickened, 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
For a creamier sauce, adjust the type of cheese used.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 480kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 35gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 600mgPotassium: 700mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 200mgIron: 2mg
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