Gnocchi with creamy tomato & spinach sauce

• olive oil↗ tbsp
• garlic cloves↗2

  crushed

• can chopped tomato400g g
• mascarpone↗140g g
• pack gnocchi500g g
• bag baby spinach↗200g g
• handful basil leaves↗
• parmesan↗

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

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   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.