This dish looks and tastes upscale but comes together quickly and easily!
Yield: 4(scant 1 cup) servings
Ingredients
1(16 oz) package of whole wheat gnocchi , (you can use regular potato gnocchi if you can’t find whole wheat)
2tablespoonsbutter
2tablespoonspine nuts
2garlic cloves, minced
10ozfresh baby spinach, torn
¼teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
1ozParmesan cheese, freshly grated
Instructions
Cook gnocchi according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
In a large sauté pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add pine nuts and cook for 3 minutes or until butter and pine nuts begin to brown. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add gnocchi and spinach and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly, until spinach is wilted. Stir in salt and pepper. Divide evenly onto four plates and sprinkle each serving with 1 T Parmesan cheese.
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!NUTRITION INFORMATION:309 calories, 42 g carbs, 1 g sugar, 12 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 11 g protein, 5 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (scant 1 cup) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 10 SmartPoints/ Blue: 10 SmartPoints/ Purple: 10 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 8 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)slightly adapted from Cooking Light’s 91 Easy Winter Recipes 2011, Canadian Edition