Gnocchi with Sausage and Spinach
Servings 4
Equipment
- Large skillet
- Large pot
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- ½ lb. chicken Italian sausage
- Pinch of fennel seeds crushed well
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes to taste
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 cup of chicken broth
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 12 oz gnocchi cooked per instructions
- 3 cups of baby spinach chopped
- Parmesan shredded, to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage to the hot pan and break it into crumbles with a spatula. Add the crushed fennel seed and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
- Add the minced garlic to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken broth, then simmer for 10 minutes. Taste the sauce and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Meanwhile, cook the gnocchi in a large pot of well-salted water per instructions. Drain, then carefully spoon into the skillet with the sausage.
- Add the spinach and cook, stirring often, for 1-2 minutes.
- Pour into a serving bowl and top with freshly grated Parmesan, to taste.
- Serve immediately. Enjoy