CHICKEN WITH GNOCCHI

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This chicken with gnocchi recipe is very quick and easy to make. I have made this dish for many dinner parties. Friends and family keep coming back for more.

Provided by CURTLY

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Pasta

Time 45m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
1 onion, diced
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 lemon, juiced, divided
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 sprigs finely chopped rosemary
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups gnocchi
½ (8 ounce) package fresh spinach

Steps:

Combine bacon and onion in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add chicken and 1/2 of the lemon juice and cook until no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes per side.
Meanwhile, mix balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, rosemary, red pepper flakes, and remaining lemon juice together in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until mixture bubbles, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomatoes with some of their juice and continue to simmer while chicken finishes cooking.
Melt butter in a pan over medium heat. Pan-fry gnocchi in the hot butter until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes.
Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add spinach, cover, and steam until tender, 2 to 6 minutes.
Place bacon and onion onto a serving plate and top with spinach, gnocchi, and chicken, in that order. Drizzle with tomato-balsamic sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 843.6 calories, Carbohydrate 69.6 g, Cholesterol 165.5 mg, Fat 48.3 g, Fiber 8.1 g, Protein 39.2 g, SaturatedFat 23.3 g, Sodium 941.9 mg, Sugar 22.7 g