Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi

Recipe By:

Perfect Italiano

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Prep Time:

15 minutes

Cook Time:

25 minutes

Serves:

This Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi is an Italian-inspired dinner recipe that is sure to delight your taste buds. Each bite is a harmonious blend of tender gnocchi, earthy mushrooms, and the richness of the creamy sauce with a flavourful bite of parmesan that the whole family is sure to enjoy.

Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil
500g fresh potato or pumpkin gnocchi
1 onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
200g button mushrooms, sliced
150g zucchini, thinly sliced
300mls pure cream
10g chicken stock powder
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
½ cup water
120g bag baby spinach leaves
Finely grated rind of half a lemon (optional)
125g Perfect Italiano™ Shaved Parmesan
Salt and pepper, to taste
Mixed leaf salad to serve

Method

Heat half the oil in a large, deep-frying pan over medium heat. Add gnocchi. Cook, turning occasionally for 10 minutes, or until golden. Remove to a plate.
Add remaining oil, onion, garlic and mushrooms to same hot pan. Cook, stirring for 8 minutes, or until soft. Add zucchini and cook for 2 minutes until soft. Add cream, stock cube, Dijon and water. Bring to the boil. Boil for 2 minutes.
Return gnocchi to pan. Cook for 2 – 3 minutes. Stir in spinach, rind and ¾ of the shaved Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper.
Serve gnocchi topped with remaining Shaved Parmesan alongside a mixed leaf salad.

Tips & Hints

Sprinkle freshly grated nutmeg over gnocchi before serving.
Sliced asparagus or frozen peas can also be added when the gnocchi is returned to the pan.