Potato Gnocchi with Chicken & Mushrooms

Ingredients:

• 1 pk. (16 ozs.) potato Gnocchi

• 8 oz. white button mushrooms, sliced 1/4" thick

• 2 cups cooked chicken

• 2 medium tomatoes cut into wedges

• 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 tbsp butter

• 1 tbsp all purpose flour

• 3 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 sprig fresh thyme, chopped

• 1 sprig fresh oregano, chopped

• 1/4 tsp white pepper

• salt to taste

1. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add gnocchi and cook for 4 minutes, until gnocchi floats to the top. Save 1 cup of water that gnocchi has been cooked in before draining.

2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil and swirl to coat pan. Add mushrooms to pan and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add butter, garlic and herbs to pan, cook 2 minutes.

3. Set heat to low, add flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes. Slowly add saved gnocchi water (1/2 to 2/3 cup), stirring. As sauce begins to thicken, add salt to taste and white pepper. Cook for a minute more.

4. Add gnocchi, chicken and tomatoes to pan. Stir to combine.

5. Serve.

Serves: 4 to 6

Notes&Tips:

• Here's another great diary-free recipe that's healthy and delicious.

• Mushroom is a favorite vegetable in our home and it is an easy vegetable to cook. It is a great combination with many pasta types of pasta.

• When the house is occupied by only half its inhabitants, I go for the quick and easy recipes which can be eaten while watching a movie.

• Pasta is such a versatile dish that gives the home cook almost any combination of meat and vegetables to make a hearty, healthy and flavorful meal. It makes experimenting easy in the kitchen.

• My teenage daughter is always happy whenever pasta is on the menu, so I try to cook a pasta dish at least once a week.