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Swift Smoked Chicken & Cherry Tomato Gnocchi

Swift Smoked Chicken & Cherry Tomato Gnocchi

with Rocket & Pine Nuts
Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh KavanaghUpdated on August 06, 2026
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Calories
739 kcal
Protein
50g protein
Preparation Time
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Gluten
  • Wheat
  • Milk
  • Pine nut
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Soy
  • Almond
  • Brazil nut
  • Cashew
  • Hazelnut
  • Macadamia
  • Milk
  • Peanuts
  • Pecan
  • Pistachio
  • Sesame
  • Walnut

Dinner is served in a flash with this decadent yet effortless pasta dish. Soft, pillowy gnocchi is tossed with rich smoked chicken and blistered cherry tomatoes, creating a luxurious sauce that’s balanced with a bright squeeze of lemon. Finished with a crunch of toasted pine nuts, it’s a gourmet-style meal that comes together in minutes.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1 packet

Gnocchi

(Contains: Gluten, Wheat May be present: Soy)

1

Snacking Tomatoes

1

Lemon

330 g

Chicken Breast

1 sachet

Tomato & Herb Seasoning

1 packet

Light Cooking Cream

(Contains: Milk)

1 packet

Rocket Leaves

1 packet

Pine Nuts

(Contains: Pine nut May be present: Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Milk, Peanuts, Pecan, Pistachio, Sesame, Soy, Walnut)

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

¼ cup

water

Energy (kJ)3090 kJ
Calories739 kcal
Fat22.7 g
of which saturates9.6 g
Carbohydrate79.8 g
of which sugars5.3 g
Dietary Fibre6.2 g
Protein50 g
Sodium1470 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ
Large Frying Pan

Cooking Steps

Cook the gnocchi
1
  • In a large frying pan, heat a generous drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat.
  • When the oil is hot, fry gnocchi, tossing occasionally, until golden, 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.

TIP: Add extra oil if the gnocchi sticks to the pan.

Get prepped
2
  • Meanwhile, halve snacking tomatoes.
  • Slice lemon into wedges.
  • Cut chicken breast into 2cm chunks.
Make the sauce
3
  • When the gnocchi is done, return frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oive oil.
  • When oil is hot, cook chicken and snacking tomatoes, tossing occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 5-6 minutes.
  • Add tomato & herb seasoning and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
  • Add light cooking cream and the water and simmer until slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes.
  • Remove pan from heat, then add cooked gnocchi and a generous squeeze of lemon juice, toss to combine and season with pepper.

TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it is no longer pink in the middle.

Finish & serve
4
  • Divide creamy chicken and blistered cherry tomato gnocchi between bowls. Top with rocket and a squeeze of lemon juice.
  • Spinkle over pine nuts and serve with any remaining lemon wedges. Enjoy!

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