Gnocchi, spinach and pine nuts: Easy and AWESOME

A friend of mine recently told me about this recipe that I immediately wanted to try. I love a well-done Gnocchi dish, but I also hate complicated recipes, so this one was perfect for me. I fed it to my (male) roommate and boyfriend and they both told me it was the best thing I’ve ever made, and they’ve tried my pierogi pizza (stay tuned…).

I promise to start including pictures, but for now, here are the deets:

Prep/cook time: about 15 minutes

Serves: 2 

1 16 oz pkg gnocchi
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp pine nuts
2 minced garlic cloves (or if you date someone like my boyfriend, way more)
1 10 oz pkg spinach (or however little/much you’d like, but more is better because it really melts down)
salt and pepper to season
1/4 c (or more if you’re me) shredded Parm cheese (Motz would probably work well here too)

cook the gnocchi til it floats, drain and set aside
throw butter, garlic and pine nuts in a skillet/wok, cook about 3 to 4 minutes over medium heat until the nuts are lightly browned, add gnocchi and spinach about 1-2 minutes, then add salt and pepper and cheese. 

gnocchi should brown a little on the outside and the cheese should melt and spinach should wilt.

Now, I doubled this recipe because there were three of us eating. It still turned out good, but because of the amount of gnocchi, it was hard to put in all the spinach, as the wok was just too full. If I ever double the ingredients again, I’ll probably cook the first half separately, as to make sure everything gets coated well and I get in my desired amount of spinach.