Easy Cheesy Chicken & Veggie Gnocchi Bake

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups leeks, quartered lengthwise and then chopped up
• 3/4 cup carrot, shredded
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 2 cups cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts, shredded
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 (10 ounce) can 98% fat-free condensed mushroom soup
• 17 1/2 ounces gnocchi
• 1 cup reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 put a pot of water on to boil for the gnocchi when it is time and preheat your broiler/grill.
• 2 heat a nonstick pan and add the oil.
• 3 put the leeks and carrots in with the oil and cook over a medium heat, stirring frequently, for about five minutes or until the leeks have softened.
• 4 by this time your water should be boiling. so, put the gnocchi in the water and cook according to package instructions. the brand i use only takes two minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, add the cooked chicken to the pan with the leeks and carrots and just stir through.
• 6 add the can of mushroom soup to the pan along with the garlic powder and parsley and stir to combine.
• 7 add the cooked and drained gnocchi and softly stir so the that gnocchi is coated in the other ingredients.
• 8 transfer to an oven proof dish.
• 9 sprinkle with the cheese and put under the broiler/grill until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
• 10 serve with a salad or green veggies.