Gnocchi with Spinach & Blue Cheese
A simple creamy vegetarian gnocchi dish packed with spinach in a light creamy blue cheese sauce, this is a quick and easy win for dinner time! With lots of flexibility and basic ingredients, it may just become your new family favorite!
Ingredients
- olive oil or butter, for cooking
- ½ medium red onion , finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 large tomato, finely chopped
- ¼ cup white wine, or vegetable stock, but wine is better!
- ½ cup heavy (double) cream
- 125 g blue cheese, crumbled
- ½ cup parmesan or Italian hard cheese
- 3 cups fresh spinach, chopped
- 18 oz package of gnocchi
Instructions
- In a large, deep sided skillet or saute pan, heat a little olive oil and cook the onions for a minute or two, until soft.
- Add the garlic and saute until it's softened up a little and released its fragrance.
- Add the dried herbs and mix through. Don't linger here- once the fragrance of the herbs hits the air, move on. We don't want the herbs to burn!
- Add the tomatoes to the pan and mix through. Add a little extra olive oil if the pan is feeling dry.
- Add the wine and allow it to bubble and cook down for a minute or two, to get the harshness out.
- Meanwhile, start your gnocchi cooking according to package instructions.
- Add the nutmeg and the cream to the pan and stir through until it is bubbling again.
- Add the cheeses and stir through until the parmesan is melted (its OK if the blue cheese isn't all the way melted yet), then remove from the heat until the gnocchi is ready.
- Once the gnocchi has cooked, drain it and add it to the pan alongside the spinach and basil. Mix through until the spinach has wilted.
- Serve immediately, adding a little extra cheese on top if you wish.
Calories: 544kcal, Carbohydrates: 53g, Protein: 16g, Fat: 30g, Saturated Fat: 15g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 11g, Cholesterol: 61mg, Sodium: 922mg, Potassium: 406mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 3235IU, Vitamin C: 15mg, Calcium: 341mg, Iron: 6mg