Categories: Chicken, Main Dish, Rachael Ray
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 lbs chicken tenderloins, diced into bite-sized pieces
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons butter, divided
- 12 large white mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup carrot, shredded store bought
- 1 cup celery, from the heart very thinly sliced (4 ribs)
- 1 -2 fresh bay leaf
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups chicken stock, divided
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1 garlic clove
- 3/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
- 1/2 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted
- 1 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
- 1 lemon, zest of
- 2 (10 -12 ounce) packages fresh gnocchi
Directions
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Place a large pot of water on to boil for gnocchi.
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Heat a pot with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, a turn of the pan, over medium-high heat.
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Add chicken, season with salt and pepper, and lightly brown.
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Remove to a plate and add another tablespoon of olive oil and 2 tablespoons butter and heat.
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Add mushrooms, carrots, celery, and bay leaf, season with salt and pepper.
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Soften 5 minutes, sprinkle in flour and cook 2 minutes.
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Whisk in 2 1/2 cups stock, slide the chicken back into the pot and simmer to allow sauce to thicken.
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Place the remaining 1/2 cup stock in food processor with basil, parsley, garlic, pine nuts and cheese, salt and pepper.
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Turn processor on and pour in the remaining few tablespoons oil.
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Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat with the zest of 1 lemon.
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Salt cooking water and drop gnocchi in the water, cook until the gnocchi floats, drain and add to the lemon butter and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
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Toss the gnocchi 2 to 3 minutes in lemon butter until light golden at edges.
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Turn heat off chicken and stir in pesto sauce.
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Serve the chicken in shallow bowls and top with lemon butter dumplings.