Lemon Gnocchi With Spinach aand Peas
From mystic_river1 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 4
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.
Ingredients
- Ingredients1 cup frozen baby peas (not thawed) shopping list
- 1/2 cup heavy cream shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes shopping list
- 1 garlic clove, smashed shopping list
- 3 cups packed baby spinach (3 ounces) shopping list
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 1 pound dried gnocchi (preferably De Cecco) shopping list
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan shopping list
How to make it
- 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.
- Add spinach and cook over medium-low heat, uncovered, stirring, until wilted.
- Remove from heat and stir in lemon zest and juice.
- Meanwhile, cook gnocchi in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until al dente.
- Reserve 1/2 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain gnocchi.
- Add gnocchi to sauce with cheese and some of reserved cooking water and stir to coat.
- Thin with additional cooking water if necessary.
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