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Lighter 'Creamy' Mushroom Gnocchi

To make this lighter twist on a classic gnocchi lower in fat and saturates, you'll switch butter for butter beans! You'll blitz them to make your creamy sauce for mushrooms, flavoured with dijon mustard. Toss through spinach for greens and an umami-packed roasted portobello on top it's sure to satisfy!

20 mins
355kcal
Italian
Lighter 'Creamy' Mushroom Gnocchi
3.5

Ingredients for 2 people

Baby Leaf Spinach
Baby Leaf Spinach (80g)
Canned Butter Beans
Canned Butter Beans (400g)
Chestnut Mushrooms
Chestnut Mushrooms (160g)
Chinese Rice Wine
Chinese Rice Wine (15ml)
Chives
Chives (5g)
Dijon Mustard
Dijon Mustard (5.5g)
Garlic Cloves
Garlic Cloves x2
Gnocchi
Gnocchi (250g)
Portobello Mushrooms
Portobello Mushrooms (150g)
Soy Sauce
Soy Sauce (8ml)
Vegetable Stock Mix
Vegetable Stock Mix (5.5g)

You'll also need

Olive oil, Pepper, Salt (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 portion recipe.

1

Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 180°C (fan)/ gas 6

Boil half a kettle

Add the portobello mushrooms to a tray and drizzle over the soy sauce

Put the tray in the oven for 15-20 min or until the mushrooms are cooked through and tender

Step 1
2

Whilst the mushrooms are cooking, peel and roughly chop the garlic

Drain and rinse the butterbeans

Dissolve the veg stock mix in 150ml [250ml] boiled water

Step 2
3

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with 1/2 tbsp [1 tbsp] olive oil over a high heat

Once hot, add half the drained butterbeans and the chopped garlic with a pinch of salt and cook for 2-3 min or until the garlic has softened

Step 3
4

Once softened, transfer the butterbeans & garlic to a blender, reserving the pan

Add the veg stock and a pinch of salt and pepper and blitz until smooth – this is your 'creamy' sauce

Wash the spinach, then pat it dry with kitchen paper

Step 4
5

Return the pan to a high heat with 1/2 tbsp [1 tbsp] olive oil

Once hot, tear the chestnut mushrooms straight into the pan and cook for 4-5 min or until starting to brown

Add the remaining butterbeans and the gnocchi and cook for a further 5-6 min or until everything is starting to crisp

Step 5
6

Add the Chinese rice wine and cook for 1 min

Add the spinach, 'creamy' sauce and Dijon mustard and cook for a further 2-3 min or until the spinach has wilted and the sauce has thickened

Season to taste, adding more salt and pepper if needed – this is your 'creamy' mushroom gnocchi

Tip: Add a splash more water if your sauce is looking a little dry!

Step 6
7

Chop the chives finely

8

Serve the 'creamy' mushroom gnocchi in bowls and top with a roasted portobello mushroom

Garnish with the chopped chives and a grind of black pepper

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
355kcal
Energy
2.2g
Fat
62.5g
Carbohydrate
8.8g
Fibre
17.9g
Protein
2.4g
Salt
per 100g
76kcal
Energy
0.5g
Fat
13.4g
Carbohydrate
1.9g
Fibre
3.8g
Protein
0.5g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by (gluten, mustard, soya).

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.