KALE PESTO & CHICKEN GNOCCHI

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Go green with our kale pesto and chicken gnocchi, full of nutritious ingredients. A balanced, easy dish, it's ideal for busy days and takes just 20 minutes

Provided by Liberty Mendez

Categories Dinner

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

65g kale, washed and roughly chopped
100g spinach
1 small garlic clove, roughly chopped
1 lemon, zested and juiced
½ small bunch of basil, plus extra leaves to serve
15g pine nuts
1 tbsp parmesan, plus extra to serve
25ml olive oil
250g cooked chicken breast, shredded
200g frozen peas
50g light crème fraîche
300ml vegetable stock
300g gnocchi

Steps:

Bring a medium saucepan of water to the boil and set aside a bowl of ice-cold water. Put the kale and spinach in the boiling water and cook for 2-3 mins until softened. Remove with a slotted spoon and lower into the cold water. Drain, then squeeze out the excess water.
Tip the greens into a food processor with the garlic, lemon juice and zest, basil, pine nuts, parmesan and olive oil, then blitz until smooth. Season lightly.
Tip the pesto into a saucepan with the chicken, peas, crème fraîche and stock, and bring to the boil. Tip in the gnocchi and cook for 3-4 mins until cooked through. Scatter over the extra basil leaves and grate over some parmesan to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 417 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 31 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 31 grams protein, Sodium 1.6 milligram of sodium