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Baked Chicken Gnocchi Casserole Cozy Cheesy Dinner Your Family Will Love

Baked Chicken Gnocchi Casserole recipe, served and ready to eat, easy homemade dish
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This Baked Chicken Gnocchi Casserole is an easy dinner perfect for weeknight meals. Enjoy a creamy chicken gnocchi bake loaded with cheesy goodness that your family will adore. It’s a delicious and comforting family dinner.

Ingredients

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  • 2 large chicken breasts 350g or 12.3oz chopped into small bitesize pieces
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 60 g 2 packed cups baby spinach
  • 120 ml ½ cup hot chicken stock
  • 500 g 17.6oz pack fresh gnocchi if using frozen defrost before using
  • 8 tablespoons 140g or 5oz roasted red pepper pesto See Tip
  • 1 red bell pepper deseeded and sliced
  • 60 ml ¼ cup double heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree paste
  • 150 g 5.3 oz mozzarella ball torn into small pieces
  • Handful fresh basil leaves roughly torn
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Chunks of crusty bread for dunking

Instructions

  1. Heat your oven to 200C or 400F fan.
  2. Put the chicken pieces into a medium baking dish and drizzle with olive oil, then season with salt, pepper, and oregano, tossing to coat evenly.
  3. Bake the chicken for 10 minutes.
  4. Remove the dish, add spinach, then pour in hot chicken stock.
  5. Stir in gnocchi, red pepper pesto, sliced bell pepper, cream, and tomato puree until combined.
  6. Scatter torn mozzarella over the mixture.
  7. Return to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the sauce bubbles.
  8. Serve garnished with basil leaves and freshly ground pepper alongside crusty bread.

Notes

  • You can use store-bought red pesto or try homemade Red Pepper Pesto
  • To make it vegetarian, swap chicken for courgette, chicken stock for vegetable stock, and use vegetarian mozzarella and pesto
  • For crisp tops, broil 2–3 minutes at the end

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