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Creamy lemon chicken and gnocchi traybake

Name: Creamy lemon chicken and gnocchi traybake recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 20.00 ml extra virgin olive oil; 4 large chicken thigh cutlets; 2 onions, cut into thick wedges; 125ml thickened cream; 125ml chicken stock; 40.00 ml Dijon mustard; 3 garlic cloves, finely grated; 500g gnocchi; Juice of 1 lemon juice; 1/4 tsp dried oregano; 1 bunch English spinach, leaves trimmed and torn (see recipe notes)

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Creamy lemon chicken, gnocchi and spinach traybake — Brett Stevens

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by Lucy Nunes

Delicious Team

Mar 24, 2026

This one-pot creamy chicken pasta dish will bring you comfort – not just because it tastes delicious, but because it also saves on dishes and requires little prep time.

You’ll need a large flameproof baking dish for this recipe.

1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
4 large chicken thigh cutlets
2 onions, cut into thick wedges
1/2 cup (125ml) thickened cream
1/2 cup (125ml) chicken stock
2 tbs Dijon mustard
3 garlic cloves, finely grated
500g gnocchi
Juice of 1 lemon juice
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1 bunch English spinach, leaves trimmed and torn (see recipe notes)

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced.
2.

Heat oil in a large flameproof baking dish over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper and cook, skin-side down first, for 3-4 minutes each side, until well browned. Add onion and toss in pan to coat in oil. Transfer dish to oven and roast for 25 minutes.
3.

Meanwhile, whisk cream, stock, mustard and garlic in a large bowl until well combined. Season with freshly ground black pepper.
4.

Using tongs, set chicken aside on a plate. Add gnocchi and cream mixture to pan and toss to combine, scraping up any brown bits from base of pan with a spoon. Nestle chicken back into pan. Drizzle chicken with lemon juice and sprinkle with oregano. Bake for another 20 minutes, until chicken is golden and cooked through and gnocchi is tender.
5.

Push spinach leaves into sauce and stand for 3 minutes for spinach to wilt before serving.