Chicken Green Curry Gnocchi Bake

Name: Chicken Green Curry Gnocchi Bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. vegetable oil; 4 tbsp. Thai green curry paste, we used Blue Dragon; 25 g fresh coriander (leaves and stalks); 700 g chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite-size pieces; 400 g tin full-fat coconut milk; 1 chicken or vegetable stock cube; 100 g baby sweetcorn, roughly chopped; 200 g baby spinach,; Finely grated zest and juice 1 lime; 500 g pack fresh spinach gnocchi; 75 g fresh breadcrumbs; 2 tsp. dried basil

East meets west in this fragrant and vibrant gnocchi bake. If you can’t find spinach gnocchi, try with pumpkin or unflavoured potato gnocchi instead.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 17 February 2021

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This rich gnocchi bake is made with Thai green curry paste and topped with crunchy breadcrumbs. If you'd like a more vibrant green sauce, place the coriander and spinach (separately) into the small bowl of a magimix and blitz until finely chopped. Add to the recipe as and when it calls for the coriander and then the spinach.

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Yields:

6 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

40 mins

Total Time:

55 mins

Cal/Serv:

390

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
4 Tbsp. Thai green curry paste, we used Blue Dragon
25 g fresh coriander (leaves and stalks)
700 g chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite-size pieces
400 g tin full-fat coconut milk
1 chicken or vegetable stock cube
100 g baby sweetcorn, roughly chopped
200 g baby spinach,
Finely grated zest and juice 1 lime
500 g pack fresh spinach gnocchi
75 g fresh breadcrumbs
2 tsp. dried basil

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan) mark 6. Heat oil in medium pan over medium-high heat. Add curry paste and chopped coriander and cook for 2min, until fragrant. Add chicken to the pan, stir to coat, and cook for 5min, stirring occasionally.
2. Step 2Stir in the coconut milk, crumble in the stock cube and bubble for 10min until chicken is cooked through and sauce reduced. Stir through the vegetables, lime zest and juice.
3. Step 3Meanwhile, cook gnocchi in a large pan of boiling salted water to packet instructions, until al dente. Drain well.
4. Step 4In a small bowl combine breadcrumbs and dried basil. Stir drained gnocchi into curry and check seasoning. Spoon into a 2 litre ovenproof dish and sprinkle over breadcrumb mixture.
5. Step 5Cook in oven for 20min until sauce is bubbling and the top is golden. Serve.

Per serving:

Calories: 390
Protein: 4g
Total fat: 21g
Saturates: 13g
Carbs: 45g
Total sugars: 39g
Fibre: 1g

The GH Kitchen Team

The GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurst is our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Our GH Kitchen Manager Linzi Pucino is our very own Italian food expert (originally hailing from the North East of Scotland!) and can be found working her way through midweek recipes that cover all bases, from haggis to ragu! Our Kitchen Editor ⁠Nadine Brown loves digging into the stories behind her favourite foods and enjoys applying her eclectic tastes to more modern, flavour-forward recipes - just don't give her too much chilli! Our Junior Food Content Produce ⁠Frankie Prichard combines a love of beautiful presentation and flavour-led, seasonal cooking in her recipe development, along with a passion for bringing people together through food. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time

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