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Creamy Chicken Gnocchi with Broccoli and Spinach
A high-volume, creamy chicken and gnocchi skillet with broccoli, spinach, cherry tomatoes, and light cheese, designed for filling meal prep.
6
Servings
30 min
Cook time
448
Calories
43 g
Protein
Ingredients
16 itemsServings
- cut into pieces
600 g Chicken breast 
600 g Gnocchi
750 g Broccoli fresh- leaf spinach
500 g Spinach Leaves - halved
500 g Cherry tomatoes - diced
350 g Onions - light cream cheese
200 g Light cream cheese - cooking cream
100 ml Light cooking cream - light, grated
50 g Light shredded cheese - for deglazing
300 ml Chicken stock - to taste
Salt - to taste
Black pepper - to taste
Garlic powder - to taste
Yellow mustard - optional
Soy Sauce - optional
Chili Paste
Required equipment
- Stovetop
Instructions
10 steps- 1
Cut
600 g Chicken breast into bite-size pieces. - 2
Dice
350 g Onions. - 3
Halve
500 g Cherry tomatoes and set them aside. - 4
Heat a large nonstick pan or pot and sear the
Chicken breast and Onions over high heat. - 5
Deglaze the pan with
300 ml Chicken stock and stir well. - 6
Add
750 g Broccoli fresh, 500 g Spinach Leaves, and 600 g Gnocchi (uncooked), then simmer until the vegetables are tender and the mixture has reduced slightly. - 7
Stir in
200 g Light cream cheese, 100 ml Light cooking cream, 50 g Light shredded cheese, Yellow mustard, Salt, Black pepper and Garlic powder until a creamy sauce forms. - 8
Add
Soy Sauce and Chili Paste if you want extra flavor. - 9
Fold in the halved
Cherry tomatoes briefly. - 10
Let the dish cool slightly before transferring it to meal-prep containers.
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Nutrition per servingCalculated from the ingredients used at 6 servings.
448
Kcal
43 g
Protein
43 g
Carbohydrates
9 g
Fat
Recipe details
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