I did not make the gnocchi from hand… I did support a local, small business that hand-makes incredible gnocchi! Very grateful to have put some other excellent ingredients to go with it whilst saving some time.
This took 20 minutes once the BBQ was fired up and extra chicken could be thrown on to go in wraps or salads for lunch the next day. I hope you enjoy the fluffy pillows of pasta, the creamy lemon pesto and the sensational grilled chicken.
- Ingredients for two serves
- 400g (two serves of gnocchi)
- 300g chicken tenderloins
- 1 cup of sliced mushrooms
- handful of spinach
- drizzle of olive oil
- 1 tbsp mixed herbs
- salt and pepper
- option to garnish with goats cheese
- For the lemon pesto (makes 8 serves)
- 1 cup of grilled yellow peppers that have been deseeded with the stems removed.
- 1/4 cup tahini
- juice of 2 lemons
- 1-2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp thyme
- salt and pepper
- Blitz until smooth
Method
- Fire up your BBQ on high or set your oven at 200 degrees Celsius (grill/bake function or similar). Once at the desired heat, place your yellow peppers either on the grill or on a tray into the oven. They will take about 10 minutes and should be turned half way through.
- Whilst they are cooking, you can prepare your chicken by dusting it in the mixed herbs and getting you mushrooms going in a pan on a medium-high heat with a drizzle of your olive oil.
- Start to prepare your blender with the other ingredients to make the lemon pesto. Once the yellow peppers are finished, take them off the heat, replacing with the chicken and keep the oven on at the same temperature. Allow the peppers to cool for 5 minutes before blending into the pesto.
- The chicken will take about 8 minutes on the BBQ and 12 in the oven, it is done when you pierce the middle and the juices run clear. While it is cooking, add your gnocchi to the same pan as the mushrooms with a drizzle of olive oil and the handful of spinach.
- Once all is cooked, arrange on a plate and serve with the option to garnish with goats cheese. (It is melty, creamy goodness that goes so well with the gnocchi and lemon pesto but is not necessary to the deliciousness of this dish.)
The above makes 2 serves. The following macros are per serve:
Per serve: 487cal 40gC 13.5gF 50gP
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