Donal's garlic and rosemary chicken gnocchi
Donal hates to choose favourites but his garlic rosemary chicken is up there!
Think simple flavours with a handful of ingredients - it’s a superb, fuss-free supper that’s ready in under half an hour. What more could you want!
Garlic and rosemary chicken with gnocchi
Serves 2
Ingredients
2 garlic cloves, crushed
Pinch of sea salt
2 rosemary sprigs, leaves stripped
Pared zest of 1/2 lemon
2 chicken breast fillets
2 tbsp olive oil
300g cherry tomatoes
Good glug of extra-virgin olive oil
30g unsalted butter
300g fresh gnocchi
Large handful of basil leaves, to serve
Grated pecorino, to serve
Method
1. Mash 1 of the garlic cloves on a chopping board with the sea salt until a rough paste forms. Add the rosemary leaves and lemon zest and finely chop. Smear the garlic and herb paste over the chicken breasts to coat both sides.
2. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan, add the chicken breasts and brown over a high heat for 2 minutes on each side until golden.
3. Push the chicken breasts to one side of the pan and add the remaining garlic and tomatoes to the pan with the extra-virgin olive oil and butter. Cook, stirring, until the tomatoes start to soften, then reduce the heat and cook for 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the tomatoes have reduced down slightly.
4. While the chicken cooks, bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and add the gnocchi. Cook for just a minute or two until they float to the surface, then remove them with a slotted spoon and add straight to the chicken pan. Toss until all the flavours marry together.
5. Serve the chicken and gnocchi in wide bowls garnished with basil leaves and pecorino.