Chicken & Gnocchi Sheet Pan

This chicken and gnocchi sheet pan is the perfect meal to serve any night of the week. It combines fresh vegetables with chicken and pillowy soft gnocchi to make a full meal with one pan and little clean up.

I know how hard it can be to get dinner to the table quickly after a long day at work. The last thing you want after a busy day is to be slaving over the stove for hours. Sheet pan meals are a great solution because you get everything done in one pan, making clean up a breeze, and they cook fairly quickly. In fact, this whole meal comes together and can be on your table in less than an hour.

Sheet pan meals are a great way to use up whatever vegetables you have in your fridge. While I’ve given you a recipe below as a starting point, you can change this up in so many ways. If you don’t have one of the vegetables and want to substitute something else, that is perfectly fine. If you prefer different herbs and spices, that is easy to change too.

The reason I love this sheet pan meal so much is because of the gnocchi. Gnocchi are little pillows of potato goodness. They are usually served like pasta, often quickly boiled and then served with a sauce. In this sheet pan meal you simply toss them in a bit of oil and garlic and then throw them on top of everything else. They cook beautifully and then when you broil the pan with some parmesan cheese at the end the gnocchi get a wee bit crisp on the outside while maintaining that soft centre.

Because of the endless variations this is the type of meal I never get tired of.

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN & GNOCCHI SHEET PAN

Making this recipe is really easy. Simply chop the chicken and vegetables into bits sized pieces and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. You can skip the parchment if you like, but it does make clean up easier.

Next, drizzle 2 tablespoon of olive oil over the entire pan and sprinkle with the minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of salt and the thyme.

Place the gnocchi in a medium sized bowl, then toss with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil, the clove of crushed garlic and 1 teaspoon of salt, then spread on top of the chicken and vegetables.

Toss in the oven at 375 degrees for approximately 25 min until chicken is cooked and vegetables are tender then remove from the oven. Turn the oven to broil, sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the pan and return to the oven. Cook for about 5 minutes until cheese is melted and slightly golden brown.

Serve and enjoy!

THINGS TO KNOW AND HELPFUL TIPS

• Can I make this vegetarian? Of course! Simply leave out the chicken and add extra vegetables.
• Can I use different protein? You sure can. Pork or beef would make great substitues.
• Want to change the seasonings? Try oregano, basil, or chilli flakes. If you want to make things really easy, swap the olive oil with Italian dressing and leave out the thyme.

OTHER RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE

Creamy mushroom and bacon gnocchi

Tomato and basil skillet tortellini

One skillet chicken pot pie

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