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Indulge in Comfort: Creamy Buttery Tuscan Gnocchi Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 576

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
  • 1 brown shallot chopped or small onion
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 pound uncooked potato gnocchi
  • ½ cup sun dried tomato strips in oil
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 ¼ cups heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
  • 1 pinch salt to taste
  • 1 pinch pepper to taste
  • 1 ½ cups fresh baby spinach
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese fresh grated
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil or parsley
  • 2 tablespoons oil from the sun-dried tomatoes jar

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Melt the butter and sauté shallots until transparent, about 2 minutes.
  3. Sauté garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  4. Add the gnocchi and let sear in the butter for a minute.
  5. Add the sun dried tomatoes and reserved oil.
  6. Cook for a further minute to release flavours into the gnocchi.
  7. Pour in the chicken broth, cream and Italian herbs.
  8. Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
  9. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  10. Mix everything together and reduce heat to medium.
  11. Cover pan with lid and let cook for 5 minutes.
  12. Stir in the spinach leaves and cook until wilted, about 1 minute.
  13. Stir through parmesan cheese and chopped basil.
  14. Let simmer for a further minute or until gnocchi is soft, cooked through and the sauce has thickened to your liking.
  15. Season with a little extra salt & pepper, if needed, to suit your taste.
  16. Serve immediately.

Notes

Add uncooked dry gnocchi as it cooks right in the sauce! The starch released from the gnocchi thickens the sauce perfectly while cooking. The sauce thickens as it cools. If not serving immediately, add extra cream or chicken broth just before serving to thin it out a little.