Description
This is the best recipe for cooking trader joe’s cauliflower gnocchi. It is pan-fried, then tossed in a dairy-free creamy mushroom, spinach sauce. It comes together in minutes, is loaded with so much flavor, and makes the best healthy weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons olive oil – divided
- 1 package Trader Joe’s cauliflower gnocchi
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 2 cups sliced baby bella mushrooms
- 3 cloves of garlic -minced
- 1 cup fresh spinach
- 1/3 cup vegetable stock
- 1 tablespoon dried basil or oregano
- 1 cup coconut milk -full-fat or heavy cream
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese – if not making this fully vegan
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley – optional for serving
Instructions
Cook the cauliflower gnocchi
- Heat a skillet to medium heat, add in 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the gnocchi and toss and cook it until golden. About 3-5 minutes then remove the gnocchi from the pan and set it aside in a bowl or on a plate.
Make the creamy veggie-filled sauce
- In the same pan, you cooked the gnocchi in add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Once the oil is hot, add in the diced red onion, mushrooms, and garlic. Let that cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally until the mushrooms start to get nice and golden brown.
- Add in the spinach and cook until wilted, about 1-2 minutes.
- Pour in the vegetable stock, dried basil or oregano and stir to combine it with the veggies. Season with more salt and pepper. Let that come to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Next, add in the coconut milk and stir it in with all of those deliciously simmered veggies and let that all cook for 2 more minutes.
Put it all together and serve
- Add in the cooked gnocchi and stir. Let that all cook for 2 minutes. Finally, stir in the grated parmesan cheese and season with salt and pepper if needed, based on taste.
- Plate and top with freshly chopped herbs like basil or parsley and more grated parmesan cheese.
Notes
- To make this fully vegan skip the parmesan cheese or use vegan nut and seed parmesan cheese.
- To store – This is best if eaten right away but can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Although it will lose a little bit of flavor but will still be delicious.
- To reheat – heat in the microwave until warmed through, and top with fresh herbs and parmesan cheese to freshen it up. You could also reheat it in a pan on the stovetop.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: sautéed
- Cuisine: American