Schools out!! Weather is looking yucky for the next few days but we are still determined to have some fun, meeting up with friends and spending long lazy days doing pretty much nothing!
When it comes to dinner I still want to be able to churn out something tasty and delicious though time is a bigger factor for me during the holidays. We can potentially be out all day which leaves me with very little time when we get back to prepare something (or indeed the inclination!).
I have a lot of quick and easy to prepare meals that I use in rotation and they will be used a lot over the summer holidays. It is nice though to discover new recipes and to create a new tasty favourite to add to the mix.
One of the things we all enjoy eating is gnocchi. I must admit I have yet to try and make it myself, but Sainsburys do a very nice fresh gnocchi which means less time making dinner!
This recipe I am about to share came about when we were on holiday in France last year. We had a self catering mobile home, so we popped up to the onsite shop and picked up fresh gnocchi, vegetables, cheese and a large piece of chorizo. I threw it all together in a pan along with some of the items I had brought with us, and created a quick and tasty meal that could be ready in about 15 minutes!
One pan Gnocchi with Chorizo and Spinich
Serves 3-4
Ingredients
500g Gnocchi
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
1 red onion chopped
2 cloves garlic (chopped or minced)
1 red pepper
3 large mushrooms or 200g button mushrooms (chopped or sliced)
500g chopped tomatoes (I used Sainsbury's chopped tomatoes with basil)
A handful of fresh basil roughly chopped
A large handful of spinach
Diced chorizo (I use half of the Sainsbury's cooking diced chorizo pictured below)
Salt and Pepper
Method
1. Set a pan with water to boil.
2. In a large pan or skillet warm through the olive oil. Add the chopped onion and cook until the onion starts to go clear, about 2-3 minutes.
3. Add the chopped/minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
4. Add all vegetables except spinach and cook until softened and cooked through. Once your water is boiling, add your gnocchi to the pan to cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add in the chorizo and continue to cook on a medium/low heat.
6. Add basil, chopped tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. You can add a teaspoon of sugar to the sauce if it tastes a little sharp. Once these are cooked through add your spinach.
7. Once spinach has started to wilt add the cooked gnocchi to the pan. Mix the gnocchi in well so that it gets covered in the sauce.
8. Once mixed, remove from the heat and serve. To make this a more substantial meal for 4, serve with bread and a side salad.
Doesn't that look tasty?
All done in a few minutes and provides a very flavourful dinner.
Have a great weekend!
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