Montalcino Chicken with Figs and Buttered Gnocchi with Nutmeg

Name: Montalcino Chicken with Figs and Buttered Gnocchi with Nutmeg
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil), 4 times around the pan; 1/3 pound thick-cut (1/4-inch thick) pancetta, cut into sticks (see Notes); 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken, breasts and thighs, cut into large chunks; Salt and black pepper; Flour, for dredging; 1 large onion, thinly sliced; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 14 to 16 dried black mission figs, quartered; 1/3 bottle Rosso di Montalcino wine (eyeball it); 1 cup chicken stock plus up to 1/2 cup more if needed; 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, a generous handful, chopped; Zest of 1 lemon; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme, 4 sprigs; 1 12- to 16-ounce package fresh or frozen gnocchi; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (eyeball it); 3 tablespoons chopped or snipped chives, 10 blades

December 9, 2011

Montalcino, Italy, is the city I married in. I will make this dish for John every September 24, for our wedding anniversary. The way to anyone’s heart, forever and ever, is through their stomach! This is not your average chicken dinner.

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