Gnocchi with mushroom sauce and spinach

Do you like to impress your other half or your friends with a delicous dish? This recipe could be the one! It's an italian inspired dish with nutritious ingredients and very easy to prepare. It only takes about 15 minutes to prepare...and voila! The final touch is sliced cherrie tomatoes and parmesan cheese.

Nutrition tip: This recipe contains calcium from the cream, vitamin D from the mushrooms and iron from the spinach. These are essential nutrients to keep your bones strong and healthy. Plus the vitamin D will help your body to absorb the calcium. It's a perfect combination.

Diet advice: If you are trying to lose weight, replace the single cream for cottage cheese. It's lower on calories and fat, rich in protein, and will still give a good flavour.

Ingredients (2 portions)

• 500g gnocchi
• 1L boiling water
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tbsp pesto

Sauce

• 1/2 red onion
• 125g mushrooms
• 100ml single cream
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp roasted garlic powder
• 1 tbsp black pepper
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tbsp plain flour

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• 2 handfuls spinach
• 2 handfuls cherrie tomatoes
• 1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

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1. Boil gnocchi for 2 minutes and remove water. Add the pesto, stir it and set aside.
2. Peel, chop and saute the onion in a frying pan.
3. Chop the mushrooms, add to the pan and stir it.
4. Season with pepper, garlic, salt and stir it.
5. Add the single cream and plain flour and stir it.
6. Let the sauce cook for 3 minutes.
7. Add the sauce to the gnocchi and stir it.
8. Add the spinach. Put the lid on and let the steam cook the spinach slighlthy.
9. Serve with grated parmesan cheese and sliced cherrie tomatoes.

​Enjoy! :)

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