00743 11 40 C 11 55. 007431 69 40 69 C 47. Crack Chicken Gnocchi – delicious tender pillows of gnocchi in a creamy delicious ranch style sauce with juicy chicken breast, melted cheddar freezing chicken stock golden bacon. The only regret you will have is not making this dish.
Tonight however the kids wanted a creamy sauce and one of there all time favourite creamy recipes is my Slow Cooker Crack Chicken and you can guess where I am going here? I had the amazing idea to combine the two together for a delicious Crack Chicken Gnocchi. The kids were close to licking there bowls this was so darn good. You may be wondering, what on earth is Crack Chicken?
It’s a bit of a strange name right? I can only assume it got it’s name because it’s so good it’s addictive. Traditional recipes you might find use Ranch seasoning, cream cheese, chicken, cheddar and bacon, some add mayonnaise and usually the final dish is served in a bun like a burger. When I cook however I usually serve with rice or mashed potatoes – heavenly! But I have to say this Crack Chicken Gnocci beats any other combination. It’s so so good and pure comfort in a bowl.
If however you are not following Slimming World and would prefer to use cream cheese then feel free to make the swap, you will want to use the exact same amount. Do not try to substitute with quark, you will completely ruin the dish, quark will not yield a creamy sauce, it’s taste is actually sour and it also has a tendency to split when heated. Ranch Seasoning Other recipes for Crack Chicken use packets of ranch seasoning mix, but I prefer to use a mixture of my own seasonings and dried herbs along with fresh ingredients like shallots and garlic cloves, it just adds a much fresher delicious flavour. Traditionally ranch has buttermilk powder, but that can sometimes be quite hard to source, especially in the UK, instead I use some milk with a little lemon juice to add that similar flavour and it works perfectly. However, if you have some leftover cooked chicken from Sunday dinner for example, feel free to swap and use that instead.
Can I cook the gnocchi separately? I have only cooked this recipe as per my method in the recipe box, any variation from that would need to be an experiment on your part, cooking the gnocchi in the sauce helps it thicken with the starch, so your sauce may not be as creamy or thick if you try to cook it separately. It cooks super quick too and it’s just so much easier to throw it in the same pan. Note: I use the dry potato gnocchi that comes in a vacuum pack for this recipe, fresh may cook in less time and not yield the same result. If you want to use fresh gnocchi, I recommend letting the sauce cooking until it starts to thicken and just add the fresh gnocchi in for a couple of minutes it won’t take as long to cook and will disintegrate if you cook for too long. The cooking of the bacon is the point you don’t want to rush.
Try and cook it too fast and it will cook unevenly and burn, but don’t cook enough and it will look anaemic and the sauce won’t take on that lovely smokey flavour, As we use the flavour left in the pan from cooking the bacon when frying the shallot and garlic. Sides for Crack Chicken Gnocchi You could serve this with some steamed or roasted greens of choice, like broccoli, asparagus or green beans. More Creamy Recipes Love Creamy recipes like these? FULL RECIPE INDEX where you will find over 900 delicious recipes and can search by ingredients, course, diet and more. All with estimated calories and Slimming World and Weight Watcher Smart Points values. If you try this recipe, let us know!
Drain, remove from pan, allow chicken to cool slightly and then slice up into pieces and set aside. While the chicken is poaching, Spray a non stick frying pan over a medium high heat with olive oil spray. Add the bacon and fry until evenly golden and crisp. In the same frying pan, spray a little more olive oil spray and add the shallot and fry until lightly golden and softened. Add in the minced garlic cloves and fry for 30 seconds just infuse the flavour.
Mix the cornstarch with a couple of tablespoons of water and add this into the sauce stirring as you do. Add the poached chicken and uncooked gnocchi, and bring to a boil and then let it bubble on a medium heat for 5 minutes until the gnocchi is cooked and sauce is creamy and thick. Once gnocchi is cooked and sauce is thickened, taste and adjust seasoning with some salt and black pepper if needed. NOTE: if not following Slimming World you can swap the laughing cow for light cream cheese instead. Syns value in gnocchi can vary so adjust to the one you use. If you want to use fresh, I recommend cooking the sauce without the gnocchi until it starts to get thick and then just drop it in for last couple of minutes max.
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