By Becky Hardin
Published Dec 3, 2019
Chicken Alfredo Gnocchi Bake is the perfect comfort food and comes together easily with homemade gnocchi. Creamy and full of flavor this is a great made from scratch family dish that everyone will love!
I don’t know about you, but I have been craving comfort food lately and this really hit the spot! It’s everything that a soul warming dish should be: creamy, cheesy and made with ease!
How To Make This Gnocchi Bake Recipe
- First up you need to prepare the gnocchi from the kit – it’s really easy and is so worth that extra bit of effort! Here is a good link with all the tips to make your gnocchi from scratch.
- In a skillet, cook the oil in the garlic until it’s soft and then add the chicken and season it. Cook until the chicken is browned through and then set to one side. In the same skillet, deglaze the pan with butter and then heat the cream and add the cheeses.
- Stir the gnocchi, chicken and broccoli into the sauce, top with cheese and breadcrumbs and bake until bubbly and melty.
Which Gnocchi should I use?
I’ve fallen SO in love with Delallo this year. Their Italian food products are simply second to none, and really make cooking fantastic meals at home for your family so much easier and more delicious. So far this year we have used their new pastas to make our Pesto Baked Rigatoni and also our Chicken Florentine Pasta . Two of my favorite EASY comfort food recipes on the site!
For this amazing and creamy recipe, I used Delallo’s Potato and Cheese Gnocchi Kit as well as their Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Their Olive Oil is an absolute staple in my kitchen and I always have at least two bottles on hand. High quality and affordable, the best combination!
Now let’s talk about this Gnocchi Kit . If you’re intimidated to make gnocchi, you’re not alone. It looks and sounds involved, but Delallo has made it super simple and fool proof. You simply add water to their gnocchi kit, follow instructions on forming the shape, and boil!
The great thing about gnocchi is its super smart and lets you know when its done cooking. You literally cannot mess it up. If you are on the hunt for something easy and amazing to eat for dinner, this is the ticket.
Baked gnocchi recipe with chicken and broccoli
This gnocchi bake is just so good because it’s made entirely from scratch with simple and fresh ingredients. Use good quality chicken that hasn’t been raised on antibiotics and you will have a great family fest on your hands in no time. This dish is everything comfort food should be!
Serving Suggestions
This bake really is perfect by itself, but you can add some more goodness to your plate in the for of a vegetable side dish or a salad, or go all out and serve it up with some garlic bread! Try it with:
- Brown Butter Glazed Carrots Recipe
- Sauteed Green Beans Recipe with Molasses
- Easy Cheesy Garlic Bread Recipe (Texas Toast Garlic Bread)
- Olive Garden Salad with Copycat Dressing
Can you make this dish ahead of time?
You can make the whole dish ahead of time, right up til you bake it. Mix everything together and top with breadcrumbs, and then cover it and place in the fridge, then you can cook it when you want to serve it. Leftovers ca be kept in an airtight container in the fridge and reheated in the oven.
Top Tips for making this recipe
- Use a good quality chicken breast for this recipe, preferably free run / organic if you can.
- Ensure the chicken is cooked through when you cook it in the skillet, not just browned.
- You can use frozen or fresh broccoli in this recipe.
- Cook the bake in a pre heated oven for the best results.
- Serve hot and bubbling to the table.
If you want to try another flavor, try out this Pepperoni Pizza Gnocchi Bake or this Cheesy Bacon Gnocchi Bake too. Yum!
For more tasty comfort food dinners
- Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe Two Ways (Macaroni and Cheese Casserole)
- Easy Chicken Alfredo Recipe
- Baked Chicken Marinara
- Chicken Cacciatore
- One Pot Southwest Chicken Alfredo Penne
Ingredients1x2x3x
- ▢ 1 package Delallo Gnocchi Kit
- ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ▢ 3 cloves garlic minced
- ▢ 16 ounces chicken breast tenderloins cut into 1 inch cubes
- ▢ Salt
- ▢ Black pepper
- ▢ ½ teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- ▢ ¼ cup butter
- ▢ 1 cup heavy cream
- ▢ 1 ½ cups shredded romano cheese divided
- ▢ ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ▢ 1 10 ounce package frozen broccoli
- ▢ ¾ cup Italian Style Panko Breadcrumbs
- ▢ Fresh basil chopped, for serving.
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Prepear gnocchi according to gnocchi kit directions. Here is a good link with all the tips.
- Add olive oil and garlic to a large, oven safe skillet. Heat over medium high heat.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until garlic is fragrant and soft.
- Add in the cubed chicken and season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
- Cook for 7-10 minutes, stirring often, until chicken is browned and cooked through. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
- Using the same skillet, heat the butter over medium heat.
- Use a wooden spoon to deglaze, scrape the bottom of the skillet.
- Add cream and mix well.
- Mix together the two cheeses, reserving ¾ cup of the mixture. Gradually add the cheese, all but the part you reserved, adding a little at a time and waiting until melted to add the next batch.
- Stir in the cooked gnocchi, chicken, and frozen broccoli, stirring to completely coat in the sauce.
- Top with the remaining cheese and then the breadcrumbs.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until bubbly and melty.
- Serve immediately topped with fresh basil.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Chicken Alfredo Gnocchi Bake
Ingredients
- 1 package Delallo Gnocchi Kit
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 16 ounces chicken breast tenderloins cut into 1 inch cubes
- Salt
- Black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 ½ cups shredded romano cheese divided
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 10 ounce package frozen broccoli
- ¾ cup Italian Style Panko Breadcrumbs
- Fresh basil chopped, for serving.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Prepear gnocchi according to gnocchi kit directions. Here is a good link with all the tips.
- Add olive oil and garlic to a large, oven safe skillet. Heat over medium high heat.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until garlic is fragrant and soft.
- Add in the cubed chicken and season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
- Cook for 7-10 minutes, stirring often, until chicken is browned and cooked through. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
- Using the same skillet, heat the butter over medium heat.
- Use a wooden spoon to deglaze, scrape the bottom of the skillet.
- Add cream and mix well.
- Mix together the two cheeses, reserving ¾ cup of the mixture. Gradually add the cheese, all but the part you reserved, adding a little at a time and waiting until melted to add the next batch.
- Stir in the cooked gnocchi, chicken, and frozen broccoli, stirring to completely coat in the sauce.
- Top with the remaining cheese and then the breadcrumbs.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until bubbly and melty.
- Serve immediately topped with fresh basil.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition
By Becky Hardin
Published Jul 12, 2017
This Essential Grocery List is an absolute life saver for my family on the busy weeks. When I started this journey to learn how to cook, I quickly realized that the first step in cooking is having staple ingredients on hand. I want to avoid having to run out to the grocery store every single time I prepare a new recipe. Having a well-stocked pantry has made my life in the kitchen so much simpler, because when it’s time to cook, I have what I need.
Essential Grocery List
It’s so helpful to have a basic grocery list to help me remember which foods to buy at the store. This food shopping list is my go-to!
It’s better to stock up on things like grains, seasonings and spices, baking essentials, oils, condiments, canned and frozen foods, etc. so I can just grab them when I need them. These things have a long shelf life , so I keep them in my kitchen for convenience.
However, I do have to go to the supermarket sometimes, and there’s a way to make that trip easy and hassle-free: I keep a grocery list! If I go in blindly, I’ll leave with things I don’t need, and nothing that actually helps me prepare a good meal.
In the list below, I’ve compiled everything I always have on my stock-up grocery list.
I’ve got you covered! I created an easy grocery list filled with all of the essentials. Plus there’s a free printable version that you can take with you to the grocery store. It has everything you need to stock your pantry, your freezer, and your refrigerator.
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What to Buy at the Grocery Store
This is the perfect grocery list filled with all the basics and essentials. It should help get you going if you’re new to cooking, or if you’re just left staring helplessly at an empty pantry and don’t know how to fill it.
When I first started cooking, things could seem overwhelming. I quickly realized that they more prepared I could be, the more confident I felt. If you already have the basics in your kitchen, then you can shop stress-free.
So print out our easy grocery list, stock up your pantry and fridge, and you’ll be cooking in no time!
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Fresh Produce
- Apples
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Avocados
- Bell Peppers
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Garlic
- Lemons/Limes
- Onion
- Parsley
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Potatoes
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
GRAINS
- Breadcrumbs
- Pasta
- Quinoa
- Rice
- Sandwich Bread
- Tortillas
MEAT/PROTEIN
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Ground Beef
- Sliced Turkey
- Lunch Meat
DAIRY
- Butter
- Sliced Cheese
- Shredded Cheese
- Milk
- Sour Cream
- Greek Yogurt
BAKING GOODS
- Baking powder
- Baking Soda
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Flour
- Honey
- Vanilla Extract
- Dry Yeast
- Chocolate Chips
- Cocoa Powder
- Powdered Sugar
FREEZER
- Fruit and Berries
- Frozen Veggies (Corn, Peas, Broccoli, etc)
- Juice Concentrate
- Pizza or Other Convenience Meals
- Pie Crust
- Cookie Dough
CANNED/DRIED GOODS
- Chicken stock/broth
- Salsa
- Diced Tomatoes
- Jam/Jelly
- Peanut Butter
- Pasta Sauce
- Beans (Black Beans, Chickpeas, Baked Beans, etc)
- Soups
- Tuna
- Green Chiles
- Canned Veggies
- Coffee or Tea
Get more details on the best non-perishable and pantry foods
CONDIMENTS/SPICES
- Black Pepper
- Chili Powder
- Cinnamon
- Crushed Red Pepper
- Cumin
- Garlic Powder
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Mayo
- Nutmeg
- Paprika
- Salt (Course Sea Salt and Kosher Salt)
- Soy Sauce
- Steak Sauce
- Hot Sauce/ Buffalo Sauce
- Salad Dressings
OILS/VINEGARS
- Apple cider vinegar
- Balsamic vinegar
- Coconut Oil
- Olive Oil
- Vegetable/Canola Oil
- Red Wine Vinegar
- White Vinegar
- Cooking Wine
- White Wine Vinegar
SNACKS
- Crackers
- Nuts
- Quick Oats
- Popcorn
- Tortilla Chips
- Cereal
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
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I hope this essential grocery list can help you buy what you need and make your home cooking so much easier!
Stock Your Kitchen
Find more ideas for your grocery list, stock up your kitchen, and print more cooking guides and charts to keep handy!
Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On
Frozen Vegetables to Stock Up On (and Recipes to Make)
Ultimate List of Cooking Herbs for Your Kitchen
Ultimate List of Cooking Spices for Your Kitchen
Cooking Oil 101: Types of Cooking Oils to Use
26 Types of Pasta and When to Use Them
What Fruits and Vegetables are in Season?
Meat Temperature Chart (Free Printable)
How to Meal Prep (Guide for Beginners)
Basic Cooking Measurements & Kitchen Conversion Chart
