Creamy Tuscan Chicken and Gnocchi (30 Minutes, ONE-PAN)
Creamy Chicken and Gnocchi is a quick 30-minute, one-pot weeknight meal featuring spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and artichokes. The seasonings are garlic, paprika, red pepper flakes, and Italian seasoning. You'll love these little Italian potato dumplings smothered in a Tuscan-style creamy sauce!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword chicken and gnocchi, creamy chicken gnocchi
Season the chicken thighs with Italian seasoning, paprika, salt, and freshly ground black pepper.
Heat an empty, high-sided, heavy-bottomed skillet (such as a cast-iron or stainless steel pan) over medium heat for 2 minutes.
Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add chicken thighs. Cook the chicken on medium heat for 5 minutes on one side, undisturbed. This allows the chicken to sear.
Flip the chicken thighs over, reduce heat to low-medium, and cook for about 5 more minutes or longer on the other side, without moving it, until it's cooked through.
The meat thermometer should register 165°F (74°C) in the thickest part of the chicken. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
How to cook gnocchi
To the same, now empty skillet, add uncooked potato gnocchi, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, and garlic. Stir to coat for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Add chicken broth, heavy cream, Italian seasoning, and paprika.
Bring to a boil on medium heat and stir everything well. Cover with a lid, and allow the gnocchi to cook for about 5 minutes on medium heat while the sauce simmers (boils on low setting).
Add fresh spinach and chopped artichokes, and cook on medium heat, stirring frequently for 5 minutes until the spinach wilts to your liking. Season with salt.
Return cooked chicken back to the skillet and reheat gently. Top with red pepper flakes and fresh thyme (snipped, no sprigs).