Monday, July 11, 2011

Simply 5: spinach & mascarpone gnocchi

Just five ingredients are needed to magic up this simple Italian cena. Crack open the Chianti and enjoy!




Ingredients
  • 500g pack ready-made gnocchi
  • 350g jar tomato pasta sauce
  • Generous handful of spinach, washed
  • 250g tub mascarpone
  • 1/2 cup parmesan or grana padano cheese






Method
  1. Cook the gnocchi according to packet instructions and drain. Meanwhile, add the tomato sauce and spinach in an ovenproof dish.

  2. Add the gnocchi, season and spoon blobs of mascarpone over. Scatter with shavings of parmesan or grana padano and bake until bubbling and golden. Anywhere from 15-30 minutes.

  3. Mangia!

3 comments:

  1. taste even better after day 2! Perfect leftovers!

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  2. yummy. Thanks for sharing. Sounds like such a perfect primo dish to compliment with some meat, as a secondi...

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  3. I love this one, yum yum, and..requires very little cooking skills ..so even I can make it hahaha!

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