Low-Lift Chicken Pesto & Gluten-Free Gnocchi
Enjoy a head start with prepped ingredients
- Milk
- Eggs
In developing Low-Lift suppers, our chefs used their tool kit of culinary hacks and fresh, flavorful ingredients to craft easy-cook meals that will fast-track you to dinner in under 20 minutes. In this quick one-pan dish, prepared pesto and garlic herb butter create a rich, creamy sauce for pillowy gluten-free gnocchi. The gnocchi are cooked with ground chicken, bell pepper, and spinach, then finished with Parmesan and a sprinkle of chili flakes for a touch of heat. Quick, delicious, and ready when you are!
Ingredients
4 tablespoon
Pesto
(Contains: Milk)
20 ounce
Ground Chicken
5 ounce
Spinach
9 ounce
Gluten-Free Gnocchi
(Contains: Eggs)
3 tablespoon
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2 tablespoon
Garlic Herb Butter
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Chili Flakes
1 unit
Bell Pepper
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry produce.
Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips. Set aside ¾ cup water (1¼ cups for 4 servings) for Step 3.
Heat a drizzle of olive oil (large drizzle for 4 servings) in a large, preferably nonstick, pan (large pot or high-sided pan for 4) over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper; cook until beginning to soften, 2-3 minutes.
Add chicken* to pan. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until beginning to brown, 2-3 minutes. Stir to combine; season with salt and pepper.
To pan with chicken mixture, add gnocchi, pesto, and reserved water; stir until thoroughly combined.
Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, gnocchi are tender, and sauce has thickened, 4-6 minutes. TIP: Be sure to occasionally scrape the bottom of the pan to ensure gnocchi don’t stick.
Add spinach to pan. Cook, stirring, until beginning to wilt, 30-60 seconds. (TIP: If necessary, add spinach in batches.) Turn off heat.
Add garlic herb butter to pan and stir until melted and combined.
Divide gnocchi between bowls. Top with Parmesan and chili flakes to taste. Serve.
