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This roasted red pepper spinach chorizo gnocchi is the perfect 20-minute weeknight meal. It is packed full of flavor and is super simple to make. Your whole family will love this dish!
Guess what you guys? My totally amazing blogger friend Julie from Table for Two has a cookbook and I’m here to tell you all about it!
Her new book Dinner for Two: Easy and Innovative Recipes for One, Two, or a Few is something you’re going to love! It has simple recipes that are perfect for the crazy weekday dinner rush. In fact, I have already made this recipe 2 times! The first time I made it I ate it for lunch 2 days in a row and the second time was just last night.
I had to tell my husband to stop eating because he was about to burst with gnocchi happiness.
Do you ever do that? Love a dish so much that you totally overeat? I’m so guilty of this.
You guys know I love chorizo so making this dish was a no-brainer for me.
Plus gnocchi is the perfect weeknight dish because it cooks up in no time. That means in just 20 minutes I was sitting down and stuffing this wildly into my face. I guess if you were really feeling fancy you could make homemade gnocchi but let’s be serious – ain’t nobody got time for that.
Oh and here is one little tip! In the recipe, it calls for dicing up some roasted red peppers. I totally cheated and bought 2 little jars of sliced pimentos. There is a difference between roasted red peppers and pimentos but it’s subtle and I’m all about making my cooking life a little shorter.
So if you’re short on time or don’t have any roasted red peppers on hand (and weirdly happen to have a few jars of sliced pimentos) totally keep this in mind!
Now if it were me I would eat this dish for breaking, lunch, and dinner but since I’m probably the only “I love leftovers more in the morning than at night” weirdo I would say make this chorizo roasted red pepper spinach gnocchi for dinner and take the leftovers for lunch the next.
Well, that’s if you have leftovers. To be honest this is so good you’ll probably eat it all the same night.
Love this chorizo roasted red pepper spinach gnocchi?
Why not try a few of my other delicious gnocchi recipes!
- Creamy Gorgonzola Gnocchi with Spinach and Pine Nuts
- Creme Fraiche Mushroom Gnocchi
- Chicken Bacon Pumpkin Gnocchi
- Skillet Cheesy Gnocchi with Peas and Ham
Chorizo Roasted Red Pepper Spinach Gnocchi
Ingredients
- 16 ounces potato gnocchi
- 1/2 pound fresh chorizo, casing removed
- 3/4 cup chopped jarred roasted red peppers
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 cups loosely packed baby spinach
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to boil. Add in the gnocchi and cook it per the instructions on the packages.
- In a large skillet set over medium-high heat, brown chorizo and break it up with a wooden spoon.
- Add the roasted red peppers, onions and salt. Cook until the onions have softened, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add the baby spinach and toss until leaves have wilted.
- Drain and add gnocchi and toss everything to incorporate.
Making this for dinner tonight. What should I serve it with? Rice? Over a bed of lettuce?
Made this tonight…Absolutely delicious! It was the very first pinned recipe I got around to actually making and it was a huge success. I loved the entire combination of the chorizo, spinach, and red pepper. Will make again and probably often. Thank you for posting!
Love love love this combination. I just can’t seem to make the gnocchi without it turning into a gummy mess.
Made with a cheese tortellini instead. OUTSTANDING!
Hi Cindy! I’m so glad you liked the dish. It’s a household favorite!
I just made this last night and may I say…. OMG, it was AMAZING!!! I more then doubled the recipie so I would have enough for my husband and two daughters, with a possibility of some leftovers. We couldn’t get enough. They are already asking when I’m making it again! BTW, have you ever just kept nibbling on a dish while you were cleaning up after dinner was over… That was me last night! Thank you for posting such a yummy creation.
Hi Anna! I’m so glad your family liked the recipe! It’s so easy to make and is a HUGE favorite around here.
Any side dish recommendations?
Hi Matt! I really like this served with a side salad or roasted asparagus!
I made this tonight and we really enjoyed it too. I did make a few substitutions, but not because I wanted to change your recipe – just because it is what I had on hand! I used sweet potato gnocchi that I picked up at our farmer’s market, used spicy chicken sausage from our local Sprouts and roasted my own peppers. It was lovely, thank you so much for the recipe!!!
Hi Patty! I think the use of sweet potato gnocchi sounds awesome! Plus, I LOVE chicken sausage. I’m so happy you enjoyed the recipe 🙂
I LOVE this recipe. I’ve made it a few times and wanted to let you know how delicious it is!
This is a recipe I keep on rotation! SO easy and only 5 ingredients! Chorizo is really hard to find in my grocery store so I usually substitute with spicy italian sausage. Just wanted to say thanks for the great recipe, my roommates always ask me to make it 🙂
Im always looking for new receipes to change up pasta night so its not the same old boring dishes and I came across this receipe and what a hit this was with the family! With only a few ingredients I cant believe the flavor this has and I didnt even add the salt, thanks for sharing this dish!