Laura's Kitchen

For all you Italian lovers here's a recipe that I just made. I got thae Gnochi recipe from the link I attached. I would have written it here but the website I linked explains the process much better than I could.

Pesto:
1 cu. Basil
1 cu. Parsley
4 cloves Garlic
1 Cu Hazelnuts, toasted
8 oz Parmesan Cheese
Olive Oil
Salt and pepper
Cherry tomatoes
A batch of Gnochi http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/how-to-make-gnocchi-like-an-italian-grandmother-recipe.html
Place first five ingrediewnts in the bowl of a food prcessr fitted with a chopping blade. Pluse until finely chopped strean in olive oil until a smoothe paste forms. Salt and pepper to taste. Put some of the pesto on the bottom of your serving bowl. Add in Gnochi as it gets done. Put the tomatoes on the remaining pesto and pour ot over the finnished gnochi. Serve and enjoy!

1/3 cu butter
3 cloves garlic, grated
1 medium size onion chopped
3 Boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
1 lb sugar peas
2 T lemon juice
1/4 cu chicken broth
3 sprigs fresh oregano
3 sprigs fresh lemon thyme
4+ leaves sage
Pasta

Heat butter in a deep skillet until melted. Add onions and garlic and saute for a couple min until onion is soft. Add in chicken and brown.Add broth, herbs and lemon juice. Cook chicken.
Meanwhile in a pot, bring salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Drain.
When Chicken is almost done, add in peas and cook until they turn bright green. Toss with pasta and enjoy!
Variation
Use Salmon instead of Chicken or white wine instead of chicken broth.