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Lemon Gnocchi With Spinach Aand Peas Recipe


Lemon Gnocchi With Spinach Aand Peas Recipe
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What a beautiful plate to place on your table for family or friends, Refreshingly subtle with a bright look and taste.The whole quick, creamy dish is bolstered by soft pillows of potato gnocchi.

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Ingredients
  • Ingredients1 cup frozen baby peas (not thawed)
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes
  • 1 garlic clove, smashed
  • 3 cups packed baby spinach (3 ounces)
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 pound dried gnocchi (preferably De Cecco)
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan

Directions
  1. Simmer peas with cream, red-pepper flakes, garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a 12-inch heavy skillet, covered, until tender, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add spinach and cook over medium-low heat, uncovered, stirring, until wilted.
  3. Remove from heat and stir in lemon zest and juice.
  4. Meanwhile, cook gnocchi in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until al dente.
  5. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain gnocchi.
  6. Add gnocchi to sauce with cheese and some of reserved cooking water and stir to coat.
  7. Thin with additional cooking water if necessary.

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