Chicken Gnocchi Bake
by Tavolino
A creamy, savory bake with gnocchi, tender chicken, and crisp vegetables, topped with a flavorful cheese and cream sauce.
Ingredients
- Gnocchi 600 g
- Sliced chicken breast 400 g
- Mushrooms 200 g
- Carrots 2
- Onion 1
- Heavy cream 750 ml
- Grated cheese 250 g
- Cornstarch 2 tsp
- Salt 1 pinch
- Pepper 1 pinch
- Garlic 1 clove
- Nutmeg 1 pinch
Preparation
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180 °C fan-assisted and place the 600 g of gnocchi into a baking dish.
- 2
Clean and chop the 2 carrots, 200 g of mushrooms, and 1 onion, then add them to the gnocchi in the dish.
- 3
Season the 400 g of sliced chicken with a little salt and pepper and sear briefly in a pan.
- 4
Add the seared chicken to the baking dish and mix everything well.
- 5
Heat the 750 ml of heavy cream in a pot and stir in about 1/3 of the 250 g of grated cheese until melted.
- 6
Mix the 2 tsp of cornstarch with a little cold water until smooth and stir into the cream sauce until it thickens slightly.
- 7
Season the sauce with salt, pepper, 1 clove of garlic, and 1 pinch of nutmeg, then pour over the bake.
- 8
Distribute the remaining cheese evenly over the bake.
- 9
Bake the casserole in the oven at 180 °C fan-assisted for approx. 30 minutes.