Creamy Gnocchi with Beef – 40-Minute Recipe
A comforting one‑pot dish of creamy gnocchi tossed with savory ground beef, fresh spinach, and a rich parmesan sauce. The coconut milk or cream adds a silky texture while paprika and thyme give it a warm, aromatic flavor.
Recipe by Recetas| Fit Happy Sisters · Structured by ReelsMeals
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Ingredients
- 1 1/10 lb gnocchi (refrigerated)
- 1 1/10 lb ground beef
- 3 1/2 oz spinach, fresh
- 1/3 cup coconut milk or cooking cream
- 1 7/10 pt beef broth
- 1 fl oz olive oil, extra virgin
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 0.53 oz tomato concentrate
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- spicy paprika, to taste
- 1 4/5 oz parmesan, grated
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- 1Chop the onion and mince the garlic.
- 2Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; when hot, add the ground beef with a pinch of salt and brown, breaking it up as it cooks.
- 3Add the chopped onion and sauté with the beef for about 5 minutes until softened, then add the minced garlic and cook another 30 seconds.
- 4Stir in the tomato concentrate and cook for 1–2 minutes, then add thyme, sweet paprika, spicy paprika to taste, and black pepper; mix briefly.
- 5Pour in the beef broth and coconut milk (or cooking cream) and bring to a gentle boil.
- 6Add the refrigerated gnocchi directly to the pot; cook according to the package instructions, stirring occasionally, until the gnocchi are tender.
- 7Fold in the fresh spinach and grated parmesan, cooking a couple of minutes more until the spinach wilts and the sauce becomes creamy.
- 8Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt if needed, then let the dish rest a few minutes before serving.
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Brown beef first
Sear the ground beef until browned before adding the onion to build flavor.
Stir gnocchi occasionally
While cooking the gnocchi, stir occasionally.
Rest before serving
Allow the dish to rest a few minutes after seasoning to let the sauce settle.
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40 min estimated total time for 4 servings.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to make Creamy Gnocchi with Beef, Spinach and Parmesan?
- About 40 minutes in total: 15 minutes of prep and 25 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Creamy Gnocchi with Beef, Spinach and Parmesan recipe make?
- This recipe makes 4 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Creamy Gnocchi with Beef, Spinach and Parmesan recipe come from?
- It was shared by Recetas| Fit Happy Sisters on instagram.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.