French onion gnocchi bake

 French onion gnocchi bake 

Ingredients;

  • 2 (1⁄2 lb) pkgs chicken breast strips for high protein version
  • 2 medium yellow onions
  • chicken broth or vegetable broth concentrate 
  • 2 (17.6 oz) gnocchi or cooked low protein pasta depending on tolerance
  • 2 (2 oz) shredded fontina for high protein version / low protein cheese 
  • 2 (1⁄4 oz) steak seasoning
  • kosher salt & ground pepper
  • olive oil
  • 4 Tbsp butter 
  • all-purpose flour 

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. 
  2. Pat chicken dry and season all over with salt and pepper.
  3. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large ovenproof skillet (preferably cast-iron) over medium-high. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, flipping halfway through cooking time, 5–7 minutes.
  5. Halve onions and thinly slice.  In a new skillet, heat 2 tablespoons each of oil and butter over medium. Add onions and cook, stirring frequently, until browned and caramelized, 15–20 minutes. As skillet gets dry, add 1 tablespoon water at a time.
  6. To skillet with onions, add steak seasoning, 2 tablespoons butter, and 11⁄2 tablespoons flour. Cook, stirring, until flour is lightly toasted and butter is melted, about 30 seconds. Add 3 cups water and chicken broth concentrate. Bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of skillet. 
  7. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  8. Combine three fourths of the onion mixture with the chicken and store to combine.  Keep a quarter of the onion mixture in the original pan for the low protein portion.
  9. Add one cup gnocchi to the low protein version or the cooked low protein noodles.  In the skillet with the chicken/onion mixture add the rest of the gnocchi and stir to combine.
  10. Place both pans in the oven for approximately fifteen minutes.  
  11. Remove from oven and top with low protein cheese for the low protein portion and fontina cheese on the high protein version.
  12. Return both pans to the oven and set the oven to broil for three to four minutes.
  13. Remove from oven and let sit for a few minutes before serving. 
Left is the low protein portion and the right bowl is the high protein version.

*Please remember to calculate the phes/protein in the recipes posted to ensure they will fit within you or your child’s diet.  These recipes fit within my children’s diets, but they may not fit everyone’s needs.  If they are too high in protein consider swapping out lower protein ingredients for the higher ones we have listed.  

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