This one-pot dish is made with store-bought potato gnocchi, but if you prefer to use your own that would even been more comforting, even though it is more work.
Key Ingredients in This Recipe
You’ll find the complete list of ingredients and exact quantities in the recipe below.
- Gnocchi – store-bought or home-made.
- Spinach
- White Beans – I used cannellini beans, but you can use other beans as well.
- Shallot
- Sun-dried tomatoes – add a little bit of umami flavor.
- Ground beef – ground chicken or turkey will work as well, but their flavor is more subdued, so you might want to add some spices.
- Cream
- Stock – vegetable, chicken or beef stock.
- Basil
How to Make White Bean & Beef Gnocchi
Step 1 – Heat olive oil in a skillet and add the gnocchi. Heat on medium until gnocchi start to brown and plump up.
Step 2 – Add white beans and spinach (coarsely chopped if you prefer to do so) and cook until the spinach is wilted. Transfer to a plate.
Step 3 – Use same skillet and add olive oil. Transfer shallot and sun-dried tomatoes and saute until shallots are translucent.
Step 4 – Add ground beef and cook on medium-high heat and use a spatula or spoon to break it up into larger pieces. Brown the meat, season with salt & pepper and continue breaking it into small crumbles, until any moisture from the beef has evaporated and the beef is evenly browned.
Step 5 – Add stock and cream and stir until most of the liquid has evaporated.
Step 6 – Add white gnocchi mixture back into the pan and stir. Add lemon juice, taste and add salt & pepper if necessary. Stir until warm and divide over 2 plates.
Step 7 – Garnish with basil and serve.
ENJOY !
Other Recipes to Try
- One Pan Chicken and Veggies Hustle
- Lettuce Potato Bacon and Apple Mash
- Chickpea, Potato and Tomato Curry
White Bean & Beef Gnocchi
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- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounces potato gnocchi, store-bought
- 7.5 ounces cannellini beans, rinsed, half of 15 oz. can
- 2.5 ounces spinach, coarsely chopped (optional)
- 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, coarsely chopped
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 8 ounces ground beef
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1/4 cup stock, chicken, vegetable or beef
- 1/2 lemon, juice only
- salt & pepper
- basil, chopped
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet and add the gnocchi. Cook on medium-high heat until gnocchi starts to brown and plump up.
- Add white beans and spinach (coarsely chopped if you prefer to do so) and cook until the spinach is wilted. Transfer to a plate.
- Use same skillet and add remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Transfer shallot and sun-dried tomatoes and heat until shallots and translucent.
- Add ground beef and cook on medium-high heat and use a spatula or spoon to break it up into larger pieces. Brown the meat, season with salt & pepper and continue breaking it into small crumbles, until any moisture from the beef has evaporated and the beef is evenly browned.
- Add stock and cream and stir until most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Add gnocchi mixture back into the pan and stir. Add lemon juice, taste and add salt & pepper if necessary. Stir until warm and divide over 2 plates or bowls. Garnish with basil.
- ENJOY !
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.