Easy One Pan Kale Gnocchi
Pan fried gnocchi is always a winner, and this simple tasty recipe is packed with greens to make it a nourishing meal! With a light lemony goat cheese sauce, this feels like a real of a treat of a dinner while being budget friendly and incredibly quick and easy to make.
Ingredients
- olive oil, for cooking
- 18 oz (500 g) gnocchi
- 7 oz (200 g) kale, chopped, tough stalks removed
- 1 lemon, all of the juice + 1/2 of the zest
- 4 oz (125 g) goats cheese
- 2 shallots, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1-2 Tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a wide, deep frying pan, heat a couple tablespoons of olive oil. Add your gnocchi (straight from the packet - no need to preboil!) and toss through until it's all well coated in the oil. Allow it to sit for about 2 minutes, without mixing it, until the bottom sides of the gnocchi are browned. After this, keep turning it every couple of minutes to get the remaining sides browned. It doesn't have to be perfect so don't worry if some sides don't get browned - the gnocchi will still cook through. Once it's finished, pour it onto a plate and set aside.
- Return the pan to the heat and add another bit of olive oil to the pan. Quickly soften the onions and garlic.
- Add the chopped kale to the pan and stir fry until bright green. Add half of the lemon juice. It will steam and soften it, so the kale will reduce in the pan.
- Once the lemon juice is fully absorbed, add the goat cheese, lemon zest and remaining lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix through until the goat cheese is melted.
- Put the gnocchi back in the pan, toss to combine, and serve immediately.
Notes
The stated servings are 4, though realistically that's more like 2 adult dinners + 2 kids size or lunch portions. If you're making this for 4 adults, you may want a side dish.
Nutritional information assumed 3 tablespoons of olive oil were used for cooking.
Calories: 407kcal, Carbohydrates: 51g, Protein: 12g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 13mg, Sodium: 566mg, Potassium: 246mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 5303IU, Vitamin C: 51mg, Calcium: 204mg, Iron: 6mg