Gnocchi with boursin, spinach and chicken

A quick but very nice dish, originally from 'Keukenliefde' and modified by me.

Shopping list:

400 g gnocchi (I used the fresh one which you fry in the pan in butter/olive oil)

300 g chicken fillet, cut into strips

1 onion, peeled and finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

300 g fresh spinach

Large handful of cherry tomatoes, halved

250 g boursin*

Milk

How to prepare the dish ?

I started to make the boursin sauce.
Put the boursin in a saucepan with a good splash of milk so that it becomes a sauce; I just put too much milk in it which made the sauce a bit thin. You can refill, you can't take it out!

Sprinkle the chicken strips with salt and pepper (I didn't do that because the dish comes together quite well without extra seasoning). Heat some oil in a frying pan and let it get very hot. Fry the chicken in the hot oil until golden brown and done, then shovel onto a plate. Set aside for now (otherwise it gets over-cooked and dry).

Sauté the onion and garlic over low heat in some oil until soft.

Turn the heat up to high and add the spinach. Let the spinach wilt. Stir the boursin into the spinach and let the sauce reduce slightly over medium heat for a few minutes.

Heat some butter and olive oil in a frying pan and fry the gnocchi until it starts to brown on the outside and it gets a crispy crust. You have to toss around a lot and it's ready in about 10 minutes.

Put the chicken back in the pan together with the cherry tomatoes to re-heat.

If you don't like gnocchi, you can use spaghetti/macaroni, etc. in stead.

* Our friend René gave the tip to make your own boursin.

Recipe Boursin

200 gr cream cheese or dairy spread 
1 tbsp garlic powder
1/2 tbsp onion powder
pepper and salt
1 tbsp chives, finely chopped.
1 tsp dried thyme

Preparation

Mix the cream cheese with the rest of the ingredients. Taste to see if it is to your taste. Add if necessary, some extra herbs, pepper or salt.
You can also use fresh garlic, but it's quite strong compared to the cream cheese. You can buy the dried onion powder and garlic powder at the market, the better greengrocer, the Turkish supermarket and reform or spice shops.
Leave the mix in the refrigerator for a few hours so that it can set and the taste of the garlic and herbs can absorb well.