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Leah Itsines · leahitsines.com.au

Creamy Gnocchi Bake

Oh my goodness. So gnocchi is AMAZING by itself, but adding pesto to it will just blow your mind!

Serves4Prep10 minutesCook30 minutesTotal40 minutes

Creamy Gnocchi Bake

ingredients

  • 500g fresh potato gnocchi
  • 1 cup light thickened cream
  • 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes, halved
  • 150g chargrilled capsicum, sliced into strips
  • 100g baby spinach
  • 5 button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 brown onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
  • 2 tbsp basil pesto
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 tbsp parmesan cheese

method

  1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
  2. Cook gnocchi according to packet instructions.
  3. In a deep pan, heat olive oil over medium to high heat.
  4. Add brown onion, garlic and chilli into the pan and cook for 4 minutes or until onion turns translucent.
  5. Add mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and chargrilled capsicums into the pan and cook for 5 minutes or until mushrooms have cooked through.
  6. Add thickened cream, basil pesto, salt and pepper and leave to cook for 10 minutes on a low heat.
  7. Add cooked gnocchi into the pan and stir through.
  8. Pour gnocchi mixture into a deep baking tray and sprinkle parmesan cheese over the top.
  9. Bake int he oven for 10 minutes or until lightly browned on top.
  10. EAT!
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