spinach Gnocci

By scottsdalejulie

Ingredients

• Ricotta Spinach Gnocci
• Hey my spelling might be off?
• This is a new recipe for me. I saw it made on TV and tweaked
• a bit. DH thought it delicious and I could hardly wait for it to
• come out of the oven. It smelled so good.
• Ricotta Spinach Balls LC
• Pre-heat oven to 350
• Butter a 9x13" pyrex baking dish
• 1 lb. fresh baby spinach
• 8 oz. whole ricotta cheese
• 3 tbs. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 4 tbs. butter
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Place baby spinach in boiling water for one minute.
• Remove to an ice bath and shock to stop it cooking
• Drain well, then squeeze it DRY. Chop it.
• Place in bowl and add 2 tbs. butter and all the
• rest of the ingredients.
• Form into balls and lay in buttered dish.
• Drizzle with the rest of the butter and sprinkle
• with Parmesan cheese lightly
• Bake 30 minutes.
• Makes about 15 balls that will fill the baking dish without
• them touching each other.
• This recipe is very basic and much can be done with it.
• Sauce, more cheese on top broiled, garlic. I hope that you
• will try it, it's so very LC and yummy.
• We used it as a side with steak on the BarB

Preparation

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