Gnocchi with Spinach & Grape Tomatoes

🥘 Ingredients

• butter
  2 tbsp
• chili flakes
  1 tsp
• cream cheese
  1/2 c
• garlic powder
  2 tsp
• gnocchi
  2 unit
• grape tomatoes
  4 oz
• panko breadcrumbs
  ½ cup
• parmesan cheese
  ½ cup
• shallot
  1 unit
• spinach
  10 oz
• veggie stock concentrate
  2 unit
• water
  ⅓ cup

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce. Halve grape tomatoes . Halve, peel, and thinly slice shallot .

   grape tomatoes: 4 oz, shallot: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   Melt butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add panko breadcrumbs ; cook, stirring, until golden and toasted, 2-3 minutes. Stir in half the garlic powder (you’ll use the rest later) and cook until just fragrant, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Turn off heat; transfer to a plate and season with salt and pepper. Wipe out pan.

   butter: 1 tbsp, panko breadcrumbs: ½ cup, garlic powder: 1 tsp
3. 

   3

   Once water is boiling, add gnocchi to pot. Cook until tender, 3-4 minutes. Drain.

   gnocchi: 2 unit
4. 

   4

   While gnocchi cooks, melt butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in pan used for panko over medium-high heat. Add shallot and cook until slightly softened, 2-3 minutes. Stir in remaining garlic powder and cook until fragrant, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Stir in water (½ cup for 4), veggie stock concentrate , and cream cheese . Bring to a simmer, stirring, until combined and creamy, 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

   butter: 1 tbsp, garlic powder: 1 tsp, water: ⅓ cup, veggie stock concentrate: 2 unit, cream cheese: 1/2 c
5. 

   5

   Stir tomatoes and spinach into pan with sauce. Cook, stirring, until spinach is wilted and tomatoes are softened, 3-4 minutes.

   spinach: 10 oz
6. 

   6

   Stir drained gnocchi into pan with sauce until thoroughly coated, adding water a splash or two at a time as needed. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Divide gnocchi between bowls and top with parmesan cheese . Sprinkle with as much garlic panko as you like. Add a pinch of chili flakes to taste and serve.

   parmesan cheese: ½ cup, chili flakes: 1 tsp