Chicken gnocchi in pesto sauce

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4 servings Prep: 25 mins, Cooking: 45 mins
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Make this yummy lunch meal for your family this Easter weekend.

By Food24 April 18 2019
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Ingredients (11)

60 g butter
4 chicken breast fillets — chopped
1 canned cream of chicked soup
250 ml stock — chicken
5 ml dried Italian herbs
salt and freshly ground black pepper — to taste
750 ml spinach — coarsely chopped
650 ml basil pesto — store bought
2 potatoes
1 eggs
240 g flour — cake wheat
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Method:

In a large saucepan, melt
butter and fry chicken pieces until brown.

Add chicken soup, stock,
herbs, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

Stir in gnocchi and
spinach and cook for 10 minutes.

To make potato
gnocchi:

Bring a large pot of
salted water to a boil.

Peel potatoes and add to
pot.

Cook until tender but
still firm for about 15 minutes.

Drain, cool and mash with
a fork. Combine 1 cup of mashed potato, flour and egg in a bowl.

Knead until dough forms a
ball.

Shape small portions of
the dough into long snakes on a floured surface and cut into small pieces.

Serve chicken topped with
pesto.



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