Ingredients
| 2 500g packs of gnocchi (not the refrigerated ones) |
£1.30
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1 head broccoli, cut into small florets
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£0.80
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1 small onion, finely chopped
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£0.10
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Oil or butter for frying
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£0.02
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300ml double cream
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£1.10
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150g creamy blue cheese (I used Blue Monday)
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£1.20
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75g walnuts, roughly chopped
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£0.85
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Salt and pepper
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£0.02
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Total
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£5.39
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Method
When the onion is soft, pour in the cream and stir frequently until it just starts to simmer.
Add the gnocchi to the pan with the broccoli and continue to boil for one to two minutes more or until the gnocchi floats to the top.
Crumble the blue cheese into the cream sauce, reduce the heat to its lowest setting and stir frequently.
Drain the broccoli and gnocchi and put to one side.
Ensure the cheese has melted into the cream and then add plenty of black pepper. Taste the sauce and add a little salt if needed; it will depend how salty your cheese is.
Serve the broccoli and gnocchi up into bowls, pour over the cheese sauce then top with the toasted walnuts.
I would count this meal as quite a luxurious one. The gnocchi will always be pillowy and filling but the broccoli adds some welcome green and freshness. The blue cheese sauce is just as I like it; a hint of blue not a full blown tongue assault mouthful. The toasted walnuts add a bit of protein but more importantly a nice bit of crunch. Not bad for a very reasonably priced, generous meal for four which should only take around 30 minutes to prepare.
It’s been raining here for a few days and the temperature is getting chilling. I know it’s probably nothing compared to where you are. But I’m sure this gnocchi will warm me up and comfort me just as well. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
That sounds like a dish I would really enjoy – I particularly like blue cheese with walnuts. I’m surprised you didn’t make your own gnocchi though, they’re really easy to do! 🙂
We are supposed to get our first real snow this weekend so we are really turning into comfort food mode. I love blue cheese sauce – looks like a great pasta dish.
Its totally something new to me yet I am loving the outcome. Surely the rain has been lashing over here too and I am looking at replicating this recipe very soon,
Caroline, I have had mixed results with gnocchi — and certainly have never made my own. I’ll have to give it another try.
I am a big fan of gnocchi, though not broccoli so much – but I would still give this is a try 😀
Cheers
CCU
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Just mouthwatering…looks easy and delicious!
To me nothing is more comforting than a big plate of delicious gnocchi. Love the way you have used broccoli. Healthier than meat!
Looks like deliciously frugal comfort food for this chilly weather. I have some purple sprouting outside, hardly a glut but could pick a handful for this and some leftover gorgonzola in the fridge so this is looking very tempting.
Love the term, “glug” of oil! Haven’t heard that word used for a while, and it’s such a nice descriptive word. Anyway wonderful recipe! And I agree at this time of the year I want hearty, not dainty. Good stuff – thanks.
A FABULOUS thrifty and frugal menu that does not look frugal on the plate Caroline! I love this, and I am always trying to save a few pennies, and this is a great set of recipes! Karen
Love this combination of flavors 🙂
This sounds super rich and super delicious! Perfect for a rainy day 🙂
even there’s no snow and hot here, i would still love to dig in to your pasta!
Se ve muy rica la combinaciòn me gusta mucho el bròcoli llevo un trozo,abrazos.
for some reason, i always think of gnocchi as fancy-shmancy, and this is super elegant. bravo!