Chicken Gnocchi Veronese (Olive Garden Copycat)

Olive Garden's Chicken Gnocchi Veronese

• Ready In: 2 hrs 50 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1  small  vidalia onion, chopped
• 1  red bell pepper, sliced (julienned)
• 1⁄2 zucchini, sliced (julienned)
•  salt
• 4  chicken breasts, sliced in 1/2-inch strips
• 2  small rosemary sprigs
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄2  lemon, juice of

• VERONESE SAUCE

• 1  cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1⁄2 cup ricotta cheese
• 14  fluid ounces heavy cream

• GNOCCHI

• 2  quarts water
• 6  ounces all-purpose flour
• 2  eggs
• 2  lbs russet potatoes
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 1  lb  gnocchi, cooked according to package directions (potato dumplings)

Directions

1. PROCEDURES:
2. NOTE: You may make your own gnocchi by following the steps below, or you may purchase them already made.
3. GNOCCHI:
4. WASH potatoes and place in water. Cook potaoes until soft (cook time will depend on size of potatoes). Remove potatoes from water and cool in refrigerator.
5. PEEL cooled potatoes and push them through a fine grater (rice grater) until mashed; do not over-mash potatoes or they will get tough.
6. COMBINE potatoes, flour and eggs in a mixing bowl. Mix well until dough does not stick to hands (add small amounts of flour at a time if needed).
7. DIVIDE dough into 4 sections. Roll out each section into a long rope. Cut each rope into 1/2-inch pieces. Push fork tines on each piece for the classic gnocchi appearance.
8. BRING water to a boil in a sauce pot. Drop in gnocchi and cook until the float.
9. CHICKEN & SAUCE:
10. COMBINE garlic, lemon juice, rosemary and chicken slices in a mixing bowl. Let marinate for at least 2 hours.
11. COMBINE Parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese and heavy cream in a mixing bowl and set aside.
12. HEAT saute pan on medium-high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, onions, bell peppers, and zucchini. Saute until onions are translucent (do not brown).
13. ADD marinated chicken slices and cook until slices are brown on all sides and internal temperature is 165°F Reduce heat and add to pan with chicken, vegetables and sauce. Stir to coat gnocchi with sauce.
14. SERVE gnocchi topped with extra Parmesan cheese.