Name: Gnocchi with creamy tomato & spinach sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 400g can chopped tomato; 140g mascarpone; 500g pack gnocchi; 200g bag baby spinach; handful basil leaves; parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), shavings, to serve (optional)

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Gnocchi with creamy tomato & spinach sauce

Gnocchi with creamy tomato & spinach sauce

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves

crushed
400g can chopped tomato
140g mascarpone
500g pack gnocchi
200g bag baby spinach
handful basil leaves
parmesan

(or vegetarian alternative), shavings, to serve (optional)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal393
fat20g
saturates11g
carbs48g
sugars7g
fibre4g
protein9g
salt1.67g

Method

step 1

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Fry the garlic until golden, then add the tomatoes. Season, then simmer for 10 mins. Stir in mascarpone, then cook for 2 mins more.
step 2

Meanwhile, boil the gnocchi according to pack instructions. Add the spinach for the final min of cooking. Drain well, pour back into the pan, then stir the sauce through. Mix well and serve immediately with basil leaves and Parmesan shavings scattered over, if you like.

RECIPE TIPS

GNOCCHI

Gnocchi – small potato dumplings – are popular in northern Italy. You could also try tossing this sauce through 400g cooked pasta.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2009

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