Heart Healthy Recipes

Gnocchi with Arugula and White Beans

Ingredients:
1 16-oz package gnocchi (found in dried pasta section of supermarket)
1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon olive oil
1 large shallot, thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup vegetable broth
6 cups Arugula
1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes with Italian herbs
1 15 oz. can white beans, rinsed and drained
¼ pepper
½ cup part-skim shredded mozzarella
¼ cup shaved parmesan cheese

Directions:
Preheat broiler to high.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large sauté pan and cook gnocchi until browned about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to bowl.

Add 1 teaspoon olive oil and sauté onion over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add vegetable broth, cover and cook for 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes, add beans, arugula, gnocchi and pepper and mix well.

Spray an oven-proof bake dish with cooking spray, add the gnocchi and top with parmesan and mozzarella cheese and broil until golden, starting with 2 minutes intervals.

Nutritional information per serving:
318 Calories; 7 g Fat; 2 g Sat; 3 g Mono; 8 mg. Cholesterol; 55 g Carbohydrates; 14 g Protein; 6 g Fiber; 616 mg. Sodium; 360 mg. Potassium.

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