Gnocchi with creamy tomato & spinach sauce

10-30 minutes 4 servings 400 kcal or less baby spinach basil leaf basil leaves chopped tomato chopped tomatoes gnocchi gnocci italian mains mascapone mascarpone nocchi parmesan pasta pasta sauce quick tomato and mascarpone sauce tomato sauce

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Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

2 garlic cloves , crushed

400g can chopped tomato

140g mascarpone

500g pack gnocchi

200g bag baby spinach

handful basil leaves

parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), shavings, to serve (optional)

Method

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Fry the garlic until golden, then add the tomatoes. Season, then simmer for 10 mins. Stir in mascarpone, then cook for 2 mins more.

Meanwhile, boil the gnocchi according to pack instructions. Add the spinach for the final min of cooking. Drain well, pour back into the pan, then stir the sauce through. Mix well and serve immediately with basil leaves and Parmesan shavings scattered over, if you like.