# One Pan Creamy Red Pesto Chicken & Mozzarella Gnocchi

A cosy, flavourful, and easy one-pan comfort food recipe that's perfect for a midweek dinner.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 450 g chicken breast, diced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 0.5 tsp garlic granules
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 1 heaped tsp chopped garlic
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 60 g red pesto
- 225 ml light single cream (or Elmlea light)
- 1 chicken stock cube crumbled
- 150 ml hot water
- 2 handfuls fresh spinach, very finely chopped
- 500 g fresh gnocchi
- 80 g mozzarella, grated
- 20 g parmesan, finely grated
- 3 sprigs fresh parsley chopped
- 4 sprigs fresh parsley chopped

## Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C fan.
2. Add the diced chicken to a pan, season with Italian seasoning, garlic granules, salt and pepper.
3. Fry until cooked through.
4. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
5. Lower the heat slightly and add the chopped garlic.
6. Cook the garlic for 30 seconds until fragrant.
7. Stir in the tomato puree and cook for 1 minute to deepen the flavour.
8. Add the red pesto and stir well.
9. Pour in the light cream.
10. Crumble in the chicken stock cube and add the hot water (rinse the cream jug with hot water).
11. Bring to a gentle simmer and allow it to thicken slightly for 2-3 minutes.
12. Stir in the finely chopped spinach and allow it to wilt into the sauce.
13. Add the gnocchi directly into the pan and stir to coat evenly.
14. Return the cooked chicken and mix everything together.
15. Scatter over the mozzarella and parmesan.
16. Bake for 15-18 minutes until bubbling and golden.
17. Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.
18. Finish with parsley.

## Equipment

- pan
- oven
- jug

## Tips

- Lower the heat slightly when adding chopped garlic and cooking for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Cook tomato puree for 1 minute to deepen the flavour.
- Allow the sauce to thicken slightly for 2-3 minutes after bringing to a gentle simmer.
- Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.
- Finish with parsley.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Bf2CcU8ro/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d479324a-2833-4467-bf25-3aa8516756ef
- Extracted: 2026-05-25

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