On a Cold Winter’s night…..

After a bitter walk home through hellish conditions, (-5), I came home to aid in the construction, and subsequent annihilation, of the attached winter repast…
Herbed Panko Crusted Chicken with Butternut Squash and Gnocchi a’la Shari
-Butternut Squash:
gut the squash and slice into 3/4″ slabs
brush with olive oil
bake at 350 for 15 mins-THEN-increase to 450 and ADD the chicken…
-Chicken:
-4 M&M (of course) Chicken breasts, thawed and rinsed
-1/3 of a box of Kikkoman Panko( the best- has a resealable inner bag, too!)
-1 tsp poultry seasoning or sage
-1 tsp seasoning salt or BBQ rub
Mix panko and spices up on a plate, roll chicken it the mixture, place on a foiled up pan and bake at 450 for 18-20 mins. While that’s cooking, prepare the-
-Gnocchi
-one 500 g bag o’ gnocchi
-1-2 tbs olive oil
heat oil in skillet, and add gnocci straight from the bag, fry for 5 or so mins on med heat, till nicely browned. Splash on a few drops of truffle oil, ’cause it’s awesome, et Voila- warm and lovely goodness and great smells abound!

NOTE: Picture is NOT worthy of Donna Hay/Jon- and is not indicative of the goodness.

2 Comments on “On a Cold Winter’s night…..”

  1. 1 Jonathon said at 2:53 pm on November 24th, 2010:

    Well, despite the picture, it still sounds amazing. I still have yet to try gnocchi. If it’s not too expensive, maybe I will.

  2. 2 Leah said at 9:00 am on November 29th, 2010:

    never seen a recipe that calls for “gutting” squash…

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