Chicken With Figs And Gnocchi

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/3 lb pancetta, cut into sticks
• 2 lbs chicken, cut into large chunks
• flour, for dredging
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 14 -16 dried mission figs, quartered
• 3 ounces dry red wine (1/3 of a bottle)
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (4 sprigs)
• 12 -16 ounces gnocchi
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons chives, chopped

Recipe

• 1 brown the pancetta in the olive oil, about 3-4 minutes, then remove with slotted spoon and reserve.
• 2 season the chicken chunks with salt and pepper and dredge in flour.
• 3 after removing pancetta, add the chicken to the same pan. brown the pieces for a few minutes each side.
• 4 add the onions, garlic and figs to the pan and saute for 5 minutes.
• 5 add the wine, and cook for 5 more minutes, or until only a third of a cup of liquid remains.
• 6 add the chicken stock, parsley and thyme to the chicken and stir to combine. simmer for about 10 minutes.
• 7 while the chicken mixture is simmering, cook the gnocchi according to the package directions and drain.
• 8 heat a medium skillet over medium-low heat. melt the butter and brown it.
• 9 add the gnocchi, raise the heat a bit, and lightly brown.
• 10 season gnocchi with salt, pepper, nutmeg and chives.
• 11 serve the gnocchi over the chicken and fig mixture and sprinkle with the pancetta.