Cheesy Baked Gnocchi with Kale

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Coax your family into eating (and enjoying!) kale by baking it in a cheesy casserole with gnocchi and Parmesan.

Cheesy Baked Gnocchi Kale
Photo: Andy Lyons
Hands On Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Servings:
6

Ingredients

  • 2 16 ounce packages gnocchi

  • 10 ounce kale, washed, stemmed, and chopped (6 cups)

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced

  • 2 tablespoon butter

  • 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour

  • 1 ½ cup milk

  • 2 ounce Fontina or sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded (1/2 cup)

  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest

  • ½ cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a 2-qt. baking dish; set aside. In a 6-qt. pot cook gnocchi according to package directions, adding kale for last minute. Drain; return pasta and kale to pot.

  2. Meanwhile, in a saucepan cook garlic in butter over medium heat for 1 minute. Stir in flour to combine. Whisk in milk; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in Fontina and lemon zest. Pour over gnocchi mixture; stir to coat. Transfer to prepared baking dish. Top with Parmesan. Bake 20 minutes until lightly browned and bubbly.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

444 Calories
11g Fat
71g Carbs
18g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 444
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g 14%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 31mg 10%
Sodium 749mg 33%
Total Carbohydrate 71g 26%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein 18g
Vitamin C 82.3mg 412%
Calcium 315mg 24%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Potassium 438mg 9%
Folate, total 103.7mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.6mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.2mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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