Last updated on April 13th, 2019 at 10:32 pm
This One Pot Chicken Florentine Gnocchi is super easy and effortless, perfect for a weeknight meal! We’re talking lick your plate clean, so creamy and delicious and ready on your dinner table in under 30 minutes!
Here’s a dish that I absolutely love and the kind of dish that I think my blog is about. Quick, one pot, delicious and comforting. In the culinary arts, Florentine refers to a recipe that is prepared in Florence and features spinach. That’s basically it. However, chicken Florentine is really more American than anything, but please note that this dish is not meant to be authentic or anything. It’s really just meant to be comforting, quick and most of all delicious.
This dish can be made in so many different ways, but my favorite way is with sun dried tomatoes, spinach, gnocchi and lots of cheesy and creamy sauce.
This is the kind of dish that I could eat the whole thing in one sitting, it’s lick your plate delicious and somehow it even makes me feel like I’m eating something that’s good for me because of all the spinach that goes in it. It’s just one way to fool the mind and a great way to hide veggies in there because I’m sure we could all use more spinach in our diets.
But the main reason I love gnocchi dishes so much is because gnocchi only takes 4 to 5 minutes to cook, it beats pasta, it beats rice, it really beats everything. They’re great, fast and really taste delicious too.
Give gnocchi a try, I’m pretty sure you’ll love it, and when you add all these wonderful ingredients it’s a win win, in my book! Try some of my other gnocchi recipes if you loved this one like Sausage and Leek Ragu Gnocchi, and Chicken and Gnocchi Dumpling Soup.
If you try this recipe, please let us know! Leave a comment, rate it and tag a photo #jocooks on Instagram so we can see it. I always love to see what you guys come up with!
One Pot Chicken Florentine Gnocchi
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil or oil reserved from sun dried tomatoes
- 1 lb chicken breasts skinless and boneless, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper or to taste
- 1/4 cup shallots chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes drained and chopped, keep the oil
- 1 cup half and half cream
- 2 cups chicken broth low sodium
- 2 lbs gnocchi
- 2 cups fresh spinach chopped
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese shredded
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. (see notes).
- Add the chicken, season with salt and pepper and cook until it starts to brown, should take 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the shallots, garlic and sun dried tomatoes. Stir and cook for 1 to 2 minuets.
- Add the half and half cream, chicken broth and stir. Bring to a simmer then stir in the uncooked gnocchi. Cook until gnocchi are tender, and sauce has thickened, should take about 4 to 5 minutes, they should also absorb and thicken the sauce.
- Add spinach and fold into the mixture until wilted. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper if needed.
- Stir in the cheeses, cheese should melt almost immediately.
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Lorrie says
February 22, 2019 at 11:33 amLove this recipe. Not used velveeta before…but will now. I usually add crumbled bacon and top with chopped scallions. So delicious..
Jo says
June 11, 2018 at 2:04 pmOmg I have tried many recipes from your site and I must say am so glad I found you, this chicken florintine was so tasty easy a definite on my week day meals… I’ve also made your hawain cheesecake sooo nice….
Joanna Cismaru says
June 12, 2018 at 9:20 amI’m so glad you’re enjoying my recipes! 🙂
Benjamin says
April 4, 2018 at 11:02 pmHey Jo!
Excellent recipe and moreover excellent website all together!! I used to cook a similar rigatoni dish at a restaurant with bacon and mushrooms and a white wine tomato concasse topping instead of the sundried and 86 the mozz. Came across this looking for Gnocchi ideas. As you stated well at the top of this page, this recipe has many variations and although not “traditional Italian” we can certainly enjoy the progression of American influence (and our personal preferences) on Italian cooking…
I just made your recipe as closely as possible (with the addition of some crisp bacon crumbles after step 4) and my preliminary taste test is phenomenal. While it’s molting in the pot I’m sending my salute to you (and your IT/taste tester husband) for putting together a great recipe and website!
Love the photography, format, videos, and you can even change the yield on the recipes. Keep up the great work.
Ben
Joanna Cismaru says
April 5, 2018 at 10:13 amThanks so much Ben! I’m glad to hear you’re liking the blog and everything it offers. Love to hear that!
Astrid says
March 10, 2018 at 2:47 amHi dear Jo,
what a lovely recipe! My son, who is so picky, loved the cheesy nature! (-;
I was now able to make some pics and have started to publish them on my Pinterest channel.
https://www.pinterest.de/astridz34/yummy-recipes/
Will continue posting once there are some morel
Thank you so very much, I do so enjoy your blog!
Joanna Cismaru says
March 10, 2018 at 11:38 amThey look delicious! So happy you’re enjoying my blog! 🙂
nancy DiIorio says
December 10, 2017 at 6:40 pmHello Jo, I just made your recipe for One pot chicken florentine gnocchi, and for dessert, vanilla magic cake. Both dishes were delicious, easy, 5 stars for both.
Joanna Cismaru says
December 11, 2017 at 9:03 pmYay, so happy you liked them!
Christina says
November 30, 2017 at 12:09 pmABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! THANK YOU FOR THIS RECIPE. Crazy delicious and easy to make!! Will repeat like every week!
Joanna Cismaru says
November 30, 2017 at 1:24 pmI’m so happy you like it!
Cal says
November 3, 2017 at 6:34 pmThe One Pot Chicken Florentine Gnocchi turned out great. Thanks so much for a great recipe. Everyone should try it.
Joanna Cismaru says
November 5, 2017 at 10:56 amSo happy you enjoyed it!
Chloe says
October 28, 2017 at 5:07 amWould this recipe work in my slow cooker or would the cheese complicate things?
Joanna Cismaru says
October 29, 2017 at 6:38 amYou probably could, but haven’t tried it myself. The cheese is added at the end anyway, so it might be ok.
Brittany - The Anchored Kitchen says
October 26, 2017 at 1:01 pmSun Dried Tomatoes are my jam. Paired with Gnocchi? Looks so good. I’m excited to try this one out. AND excited that it cooks in thirty minutes. So awesome!
Joanna Cismaru says
October 27, 2017 at 3:05 pmHope you try it!
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
October 25, 2017 at 7:45 amOMG!! This looks so good!! I’ve already pinned it and shared on my Facebook page. We’re not home right now but I can’t wait to make it. Oooh, that cheese. xoxo
Joanna Cismaru says
October 25, 2017 at 8:09 amThanks Marisa, I’m sure you’ll love it!