Chicken With Gnocchi And Chorizo

White Bean Garlic Puree (Can be prepared ahead)

To make the white bean puree, place the beans, garlic and milk into a small pot and bring to a simmer on the stove. Gently simmer until the garlic cloves are soft.

Strain the milk from the beans, keeping the liquid. Place the beans and garlic into a food processor, add a little of the milk and blend. Adjust the thickness using the milk until you have a smooth puree and season with a pinch of salt. Keep warm until needed.

To Prepare the Dish

Pre heat the oven to 200 deg °C

Place a small pot of water on to a medium heat and bring to a simmer, add a pinch of salt. This will be used to cook your gnocchi and asparagus later.

Using a small roasting tray, place the peeled mushrooms onto the tray. Add a knob of butter to each mushroom and seasoning with a pinch of salt and pepper. Add your halved cherry tomatoes to the tray and place in the oven for 10 minutes.

Once the mushrooms are cooked, remove from the oven and set aside until needed.

Heat a small non stick pan (that can go into the oven) to a medium heat. Grill your chorizo slices on each side until browned. Remove the chorizo slices and place on the tray with your mushrooms and tomatoes.

Using the same pan, turn the heat to high. Add one tablespoon of canola oil to the pan. Pat the chicken skin dry with a paper towel and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Place into the heated pan skin side down.

Allow the chicken breast to get a little colour in the pan, leaving skin side down place into your oven. Cook in the oven for 8 minutes.

While your chicken breasts are cooking in the oven, place your asparagus into your pot of simmering water, cook for 2 minutes and remove. Add the gnocchi to the water and cook until the gnocchi floats to the surface. About 4-5 minutes

Heat a non stick pan to a medium heat, add one table spoon of canola oil and a knob of butter, remove the gnocchi from the water and place into the pan with the oil and butter. Pan fry the gnocchi to get a little colour.

Add the cooked mushrooms, chorizo and blanched asparagus to the gnocchi pan to warm through.

Remove the chicken from the oven, add a knob of butter and turn the breast over, place back into the oven for 4 minutes. Once cooked remove and spoon the pan juices over the cooked chicken breast to baste. Allow to rest for a few minutes, continuing to baste.

Warm your white bean garlic puree in a small pot, if required.

Grab two serving plates and place a generous spoonful of the warm white bean garlic puree into the centre of each plate.

Arrange the gnocchi, mushrooms, chorizo, asparagus and cherry tomatoes around the white bean puree.

Cut the chicken breast down the centre and place on top of the white bean puree.

Spoon over the juices from the chicken pan, serve and enjoy!