Chicken Bacon Gnocchi

Chicken Bacon Gnocchi

This easy one pan chicken bacon gnocchi recipe is the ultimate comfort food! You will love the pillowy gnocchi, crispy bacon, and tender chicken in a creamy garlic sauce. While I have plenty of one pan gnocchi recipes on here, this was my first with chicken. My lovely readers have said their families rave about this chicken gnocchi dish with bacon and have called it “so completely amazing” and “restaurant worthy”! I think it’ll easily make it into your dinner rotation.

The gnocchi cooks right in the sauce, so no need to pre-cook it. Fewer dishes, a tasty 30-minute meal, and ingredients you already have on hand make this simple gnocchi recipe a no-brainer. It definitely does not disappoint, and there are no unusual ingredients.

Substitutions and Variations

🢚 You can definitely use pre-cooked or rotisserie chicken. Just skip the step where you cook the chicken.
🢚 I tested this with specific liquid measurements and ingredients, so substitute at your own risk. I think half-and-half could work instead of cream, but the sauce is likely to have a different consistency.
🢚 We haven’t tried it, but a number of readers enjoy adding in mushrooms and/or spinach in this one.

Ingredients

8-6 slice bacon, cut in small pieces
2 medium chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup chicken broth
1 cup heavy/whipping cream
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 pound uncooked potato gnocchi
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

In a deep skillet, over medium-high heat, fry the bacon until it’s crispy (about 10 minutes). Once the bacon is done, take it out of the pan, and leave about a tablespoon, or so, of the bacon fat in the pan. Discard the rest of the fat, or save it for another use. Add the chicken to the pan, and cook it for 2-3 minutes, stirring often, or until the chicken turns white on the outside. If the chicken is sticking when you try to stir it, add a little more bacon fat, or give it a little more time to release naturally. Add the garlic to the pan, and give it a good stir.

Reduce the heat to medium, and then add the chicken broth, cream, Italian seasoning, gnocchi, and bacon back into the pan (stir well). Cover the pan and cook for 4 minutes. Continue cooking the gnocchi, uncovered, for a few more minutes until the sauce reduces/thickens to your liking (stirring every so often). Stir in the Parmesan cheese and season with salt & pepper, as needed. Serve immediately. Enjoy with your favorite salad or garlic bread!

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