I started off by breading a couple chicken breast pieces I had left in the freezer. Panko is great so I didn't have to do the whole flour-egg-crumbs procedure, which makes a huge mess. I just melted some butter with chili powder, garlic salt, and pepper, dunked the chicken in the butter, and covered it in a mixture of panko crumbs, grated parmesan and garlic salt. I baked them at 400 for about 17 minutes, turning them over halfway, and they turned out great!
I used frozen gnocchi I got at Schnuck's because I've never had the time, motivation, or potatoes to try to make my own gnocchi. (One day!!)
For the sauce, I simmered together some creme fraiche (I already had this in my fridge, but whipping cream would work just as well), a little garlic salt, a few splashes (very large splashes) of white cooking wine, and a lot of grated parmesan. I found that the parmesan has a pretty low solubility constant (lolz) because I had to keep it boiling to keep it from getting all clumpy. Maybe I'll add less next time. >.>
I topped the finished gnocchi with quartered cherry tomatoes and some basil leaves I picked from Jen's basil plant on our windowsill. Ta-da!
