Beet Green Pesto Gnocchi
Easy Italian dish complimented with Roasted Grape Tomatoes, Mushrooms, and Pine Nuts
Equipment
- Sheet Pan
- Sauce Pan
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 - 3 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 cups Grape Tomatoes
- 8 oz. Mushrooms, sliced We used white but could sub in others
- 1 cup Beet Green Pesto See link in write-up. Can sub traditional pesto or jarred pesto if needed.
- 16 oz. Gnocchi About 3 cups
- ¼ cup Pine Nuts
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese, shredded or grated
- 1 tsp. Dried Italian Herb Mixture (i.e. from a store bought grinder)
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. While the oven is preheating, toss the grape tomatoes in half the oil, half the Italian herbs, salt and pepper.
- Line a sheet pan with foil and spread the tomatoes out on the sheet, ensuring they have space in between.
- Place tomatoes in the oven and cook for 12 - 14 minutes, until blistering and some have slight char. You can also finish on a broil if needed. While the tomatoes are cooking begin heating up some salted water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Also, use the remaining oil and begin heating a skillet on medium heat.
- Add the mushrooms and season with salt, pepper, and remaining Italian herb mixture. Cook for 5 - 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. While these are cooking, add the gnocchi to the boiling water and cook for about 3 minutes or until gnocchi is floating.
- Pull the tomatoes out of the oven. Fold the pesto into the mushrooms and turn off heat to skillet. Carefully stir in the tomatoes then stir in the gnocchi. Finally add in the pine nuts and stir until all ingredients are coated by the pesto.
- Plate and top with any excess pine nuts and parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.
Notes
This recipe was written to minimize time in the kitchen. The recipe can be done in separate steps if needed, although that will add time. If you're able to multitask this is an ideal weeknight recipe that can be done in 20 minutes, especially if mushrooms are bought pre-sliced and pesto is made ahead of time.