Which would go better with my dinner?

[QueenB]

Barefoot Contessa's "Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic" is tomorrow night's meal.

Which would go better?
Mushroom gnocchi with butter and thyme
or
Mashed taters with fresh herbs

I could also do something else with potatoes, since I've got some in the cupboard. I don't want to run out to the store.

Your opinion?

[QueenB]

My friend jfood, and all of the rest of you 'hounds who helped me out...
The chicken was awesome. The only issue that I had was that I whisked the sauce a bit too vigorously, and those tender garlic cloves disintegrated right into the gravy. Not that it was a bad thing. Oh no, that wonderful roasted garlic flavor permeated the entire sauce. Oh so heavenly, though I missed eating the whole cloves.
The taters were perfect. I seasoned them with a mixture of fresh herbs from the garden. Perfect with the sauce.
You were all right. The gnocchi would have been completely overwhelmed.
Thank you all so much!

[geminigirl]

Taters is my vote too. Also, if you have leftovers I just learned this trick for tater cakes - 2 cups leftover mashed, one large egg, 2 tbsp flour, S+P - combine all and fry in a little oil/butter till well browned!!

[jfood]

oy, half latke half roti

[jfood]

QB

Gotta help my bud and hope not too late. Taters for sure, the chicken has a wonderful sauce from the garlic and the taters will absorb that on the plate. The gnocchi with the butter will fight it .

Biy i love 40-clover chicken. Gotta let us know if its better than Beard's

[PamelaD]

Do you have cornmeal?
I love soft polenta (with parmesan or goat cheese stirred in) with roasted chicken.

[QueenB]

I do, but I want something I can walk away from. I made polenta once and it was wonderful, but seemed like a lot of work.

[jinet12]

Definitely "taters"

[valerie]

Her Parmesan Smashed Potatoes are to die for. Parmesan cheese, butter, sour cream and half and half...they are sinfully good.

[QueenB]

Mashed taters it is!

[hotoynoodle]

i vote parboil the spuds, cut them and roast them.

[AnnaEA]

The potatoes. They'll have a better attitude about being second fiddle to the chicken, and be good with all the yummy chicken sauciness.

The gnocchi sound delicious, but maybe a little too much character to play side dish.

[maria lorraine]

Absolutely in agreement with AnnaEA. Smashed taters.
Serve the gnocchi with something else -- they sound terrific.

[C. Hamster]

I also agree for the same reason. The gnocchi sounds like it would make a great entree itself with a big salad and some yummy bread and cheese.

[ricepad]

Yet another vote for mashed potatoes. Then again, I'd have mashed potatoes with many different entrees. I love mashed potatoes.

[chickstein]

I vote for the mashies. But then I think the world would be a better place if more peopele ate more mashed potatoes.

[mojoeater]

I'd go for the taters.