Gnocchi with White Beans Recipe

By srumbel

Warm tummies and hearts on frosty nights with this yummy skillet dish full of spinach, tomatoes, beans, gnocchi, melty cheese and Italian flavors. It makes a fast and easy meal-in-one. —Julianne Meyers, Hinesville, Georgia

This recipe is:

Healthy
Quick

from tasteofhome

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 package (16 ounces) potato gnocchi
• 1 package (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach
• 1 can (15 ounces) white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Details

Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

•In a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add gnocchi; cook and stir for 5-6 minutes or until golden brown. Stir in spinach; cook until spinach is wilted.
•Add the beans, tomatoes and pepper; heat through. Sprinkle with cheeses; cover and remove from the heat. Let stand for 3-4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Yield: 6 servings.
Editor's Note: Look for potato gnocchi in the pasta or frozen foods section.


Nutritional Facts
1 cup equals 307 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 789 mg sodium, 50 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 13 g protein.

Originally published as Gnocchi with White Beans in Healthy Cooking December/January 2011, p51

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