Broccoli Feta Gnocchi Bake
An easy five ingredient recipe using frozen broccoli for maximum ease! You will love how simply this comes together for an easy weeknight meal: you don't even have to chop anything! It can be livened up with so many different flavors and add-ins to make it perfect for your family.
Ingredients
- 13 oz (370 g) frozen broccoli
- 18 oz (500 g) dried gnocchi, or a few cups of frozen gnocchi
- 1 cup (150 g) feta cheese, crumbled
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- olive oil, for roasting
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C / 400F.
- In a large mixing bowl, toss the broccoli in olive oil (just enough to coat each floret), the garlic powder and thyme. Add lots of salt and pepper.
- Scatter in a large shallow baking dish, spacing the florets out as much as possible. Place in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Boil the gnocchi according to package instructions, then drain and add to the same mixing bowl that you tossed the broccoli in. It will pick up on the remaining herbs and oil - add a little more oil to ensure the gnocchi is all lightly coated.
- Check in on the broccoli. At the start of the roasting process, the pan may be quite watery from all of the melting ice, but after 10-15 minutes it should have mostly evaporated. At this point, flip the broccoli around and add the gnocchi to the pan. Give a good sprinkle of salt and pepper, then put back in the oven for a further 15 minutes.TIP: If you aren't super confident that your pan is nonstick, add some parchment paper to the bottom. The gnocchi will stick to the bottom if given half the chance! In my experience, a glass dish is OK as long as the gnocchi is well oiled enough but different brands may be stickier than others.
- It's ready when the broccoli has browned and roasted to your liking, and the gnocchi is a little bit golden.
- Sprinkle the feta over the top and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutritional information: this is for 1/4 of the recipe, and assumes you used 6 tablespoons of olive oil for roasting.
Calories: 517kcal, Carbohydrates: 52g, Protein: 12g, Fat: 30g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 17g, Cholesterol: 33mg, Sodium: 883mg, Potassium: 246mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 593IU, Vitamin C: 61mg, Calcium: 248mg, Iron: 6mg