Tuscan Chicken Meatballs with Gnocchi
Bake Tuscan inspired meatballs while cooking gnocchi in a sundried tomato infused cream sauce.
Ingredients
Meatballs Ingredients
- 16 ounces Ground Chicken
- ¾ cup Panko Crumbs or bread crumbs
- ¾ cup Grated Parmesan
- 1 large Egg
- 1 tablespoon Dry Oregano
- ¼ cup Sundried Tomatoes finely chopped
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
Cream Sauce Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 large Shallot or half a medium onion
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- ? cup Sundried Tomatoes roughly chopped
- 2 cups Fresh Baby Spinach
- ½ cup White Wine or replace with chicken broth
- 1 cup Chicken Broth
- ½ cup Heavy Cream
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 500 grams Gnocchi
- ½ cup Grated Parmesan to garnish
Instructions
Prepare the Meatballs
- Preheat your oven to 350F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Place the ground chicken, panko crumbs, grated parmesan, egg, oregano, sundried tomatoes and garlic in a large bowl. Mix everything together until smooth. Let the mixture rest for 5 minutes.
- Dip your fingers in a small bowl of water before shaping the meatballs to prevent the meat from sticking to your hands while shaping. Shape between 20-24 meatballs, around 1 inch in diameter.
- Place the meatballs on the prepared baking tray and bake in the preheated 350F oven for 16-18 minutes or until they reach an internal temperature of 165F.
Prepare the sauce
- While the meatballs are cooking, prepare the sauce by placing a large skillet on medium-high heat.
- Drizzle the olive oil in the skillet and add the finely chopped shallot (or onion), garlic, and sundried tomatoes. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until the shallots are translucent. Add the spinach and cook, just until fully wilted.
- Deglaze the skillet with the white wine and let it simmer for 2 minutes. Continue by adding the chicken broth and then the heavy cream and the salt.
- Bring the sauce to a simmer and add the gnocchi to the skillet. Turn the heat down, just to keep the simmer, and cook the gnocchi for 3 minutes or as directed on the package. The gnocchi will cook and the sauce will thicken at the same time. When ready, take off the heat.
- Serve the gnocchi and the sauce with the cooked meatballs and garnish with freshly grated parmesan. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 778kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 42gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 206mgSodium: 1979mgPotassium: 1438mgFiber: 7gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 2345IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 424mgIron: 9mg
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