Pesto Chicken & Gnocchi

• Chicken breast(600 g)
• Gnocchi(500 g)
• Pesto(4 tbsp)
• Heavy cream(120 ml)
• Baby Spinach(120 g)
• Parmesan(50 g)
• Garlic(2 cloves)
• Olive oil(1 tbsp)
• Lemon(1)
• Salt(1 tsp)
• Black pepper(½ tsp)

Method

1. 1

   Slice the {Chicken breast} into bite-size pieces. Finely chop the {Garlic}, grate the {Parmesan}, and zest half the {Lemon}.

   ~8 min

2. 2

   Heat the {Olive oil} in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken with {Salt} and {Black pepper}, then cook until lightly golden and just cooked through.

   ~6 min

3. 3

   Add the {Garlic} and {Gnocchi}. Cook, stirring often, until the gnocchi are hot and starting to turn golden in spots.

   ~5 min

4. 4

   Lower the heat and stir in the {Pesto}, {Heavy cream}, and {Baby Spinach}. Cook until the spinach wilts and the sauce thickens enough to coat the gnocchi and chicken.

   ~4 min

5. 5

   Take off the heat and toss through the {Parmesan}, lemon zest, and a squeeze of juice from the {Lemon}.

   ~2 min

6. 6

   Serve straight away with the remaining Parmesan scattered over the top.

   ~1 min