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Tomato White Bean Gnocchi with Spinach and Parsley

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Vegetarian gnocchi in a tomato and white bean sauce with spinach, parsley, mozzarella, and lemon.

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35 min640 kcal4 base servingsDinnerVegetarianGnocchiFamily Friendly
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Focus ingredients: gnocchi, cannellini beans, spinach, mozzarella

Dietary fit: Vegetarian

Serving tip: Use a splash of gnocchi cooking water to loosen the sauce just before serving.

Tomato White Bean Gnocchi with Spinach and Parsley plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 700g gnocchi
  • 2 tins cannellini beans
  • 150g baby spinach
  • 125g mozzarella
  • 400g chopped tomatoes
  • 250g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 15g fresh parsley
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

You'll also need

wide frying pan with lid, saucepan, slotted spoon, grater, knife

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Tomato White Bean Gnocchi with Spinach and Parsley cooking step 1: Prepare the ingredients.
    Step 1

    Prepare the ingredients

    Drain and rinse the cannellini beans, finely chop the onion, grate the garlic, halve the cherry tomatoes, tear the mozzarella, chop the parsley, and zest and juice the lemon.

    10 min
  2. Tomato White Bean Gnocchi with Spinach and Parsley cooking step 2: Start the tomato base.
    Step 2

    Start the tomato base

    Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a wide frying pan over a medium heat. Cook the onion and cherry tomatoes with a pinch of salt for 6 minutes until the onion softens and the tomatoes wrinkle.

    6 min
  3. Tomato White Bean Gnocchi with Spinach and Parsley cooking step 3: Simmer the beans.
    Step 3

    Simmer the beans

    Stir in the garlic, oregano, and black pepper for 1 minute. Add the chopped tomatoes, cannellini beans, and 100ml water, then simmer for 8 to 10 minutes until saucy.

    12 min
  4. Tomato White Bean Gnocchi with Spinach and Parsley cooking step 4: Cook the gnocchi.
    Step 4

    Cook the gnocchi

    Boil the gnocchi in salted water for 2 to 3 minutes until they float, then scoop them into the tomato bean sauce with a splash of the cooking water.

    4 min
  5. Tomato White Bean Gnocchi with Spinach and Parsley cooking step 5: Wilt the spinach.
    Step 5

    Wilt the spinach

    Fold the spinach through the gnocchi for 1 to 2 minutes until just wilted. Squeeze in half the lemon juice and taste, adding more lemon or salt if needed.

    3 min
  6. Tomato White Bean Gnocchi with Spinach and Parsley cooking step 6: Melt and serve.
    Step 6

    Melt and serve

    Dot the mozzarella over the pan, cover for 2 minutes until softened, then scatter with parsley and lemon zest before serving.

    4 min