Chicken Avocado Gnocchi

This is an easy to make weeknight meal that you can prepare and make in around 30 minutes. This is another great chicken & gnocchi pasta dish that will please the family. The chicken is initially browned in the pan before progressively making the rich creamy parmesan sauce that adds a silky smooth texture to the dish. Add the gnocchi towards the end to be coated in the sauce, before finally topping with avocado and garnishing with a little basil. A really great pasta dish.

Ingredients:
• 2 Chicken Fillets breast fillets cut into bite size pieces
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• Salt to season
• Pepper to season
• 500 g Gnocchi
• 1 1/2 Avocados diced & cubed
• Fresh Basil diced to garnish

Creamy Parmesan Sauce
• 120 g Butter
• 4 cloves Garlic crushed
• 2 tbsp Corn Flour
• 1 cup Chicken Stock use stock cube
• 1 tsp Ground Thyme
• 1/2 tsp Ground Parsley
• 1/2 tsp Ground Basil
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
• 1/2 cup Thickened Cream

Instructions:
1. Cook gnocchi according to packet instructions. Drain & set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat.
3. Add chicken and cook until just browned.
4. Add butter and melt.
5. Reduce heat to medium and add garlic, & corn flour and stir to mix through and cook for about 30 - 60 seconds. Do not burn garlic.
6. Add chicken stock, thyme, parsley & basil and stir to mix through. Cook for about 1 minute.
7. Add gnocchi, thickened cream & parmesan and stir to mix through. Cook a further 1 - 2 minutes to heat gnocchi through and allow sauce to thicken a little.
8. Remove from heat and top with avocado and garnish with fresh basil.

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Chicken Avocado Gnocchi

bon appetit