Gnocchi in creamy garlic and spinach sauce

Sometimes, a good recipe requires very little effort and even less time to prepare. Economical and easy dishes are my  friends  and the   lick -smacking good  ones became my BFFs. One of my all time favourite recipe is this gnocchi dish. 

It's creamy, cheesy and  garlicky .What's not to like? 

 Aside from the gnocchi, two of the important components are garlic and baby spinach which are cheap and readily available almost everywhere. 

Although a friend of mine swears it's very easy to make your own gnocchi and how versatile this little knobs of carb could get once you master making them, I am simply too lazy to get my hand on the basic recipe. So I choose the most convenient way; the frozen section at our local supermarket. Fuzz and fail-free.  Good enough for me . 😉 

Ingredients:

500 g of gnocchi, cooked according to package instruction, 

my frozen ones requires only few minutes in boiling salt water

2 tbsp. butter

4-5 cloves of garlic, less if you're not a big fan, minced

2 tbsp. flour

1 cup cream + 1/2 cup milk

about 2 cups of baby spinach

salt and pepper to taste 

and as much Parmesan cheese as you like!

Let's get cooking!

1. Heat butter in a pan, saute garlic until aromatic. Stir in flour.

2. Make roux by add milk and cream into the pan. Stir until no lumps remain.

 3. Add your gnocchi , then the spinach. Season with  salt and pepper, cover pan for 2-3 minutes. Cook until spinach just wilted.











4. Turn off the heat, add your parmesan cheese and serve.  And Viola! Instant meal in no time.

One can not have enough cheese , so put that block of Parmesan on the table and add as much cheese as your conscience  will allow you!