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Monday 3 August 2015

600 Calorie Meal 4 - Gnocchi Puttenesca

Whilst shopping in my local Tesco for healthy low cal foods I was delighted to come across one of my favourite pasta's which is low in calories. Gnocchi is a delicate spongy pasta full of flavour so very versatile and very underrated. Tesco happen to do a very good quality *finest fresh Gnocchi, Well worth paying for.
This dish in particular I am pleased with because it was made with left overs from previous dishes, if you can make something for little cost, make something fresh, and tasty its a win win win.

150g Chicken Breast            150 Kcal
200g Fresh Gnocchi             231 Kcal
60 g Fresh Spinach                12 Kcal
22g Puttanesca Sauce            25 Kcal
2 Slices Pepperoni                 60 Kcal
30g Mascarpone                    73 Kcal
40g Chopped Onion              16 Kcal
1/4 Medium red Pepper         18 Kcal
                                             585 Kcal

Slice the Chicken breast in half length ways but not all the way through so it opens up this is called butterflying. Place the 2 slices of pepperoni inside, add 5 whole leaves of spinach and finally 10g or a heaped tea spoon of mascarpone. Fold the breast back so its closed and place on a baking tray pre heated to 200 degrees Celsius and bake for 25 min's.

After 20 Min's rapid boil a pan of water, Add the Gnocchi for 90 seconds and drain straight away, put the pan back on the stove and add the onions, peppers and cook until tender and the onion is slightly translucent, add the pepperoni, the paprika inside will cook out and turn the mix a lovely golden colour, add the remaining spinach roughly chopped, Add the Puttanesca and mix until hot then remove from the heat and stir in the Mascarpone until it turns a beautiful velvety autumnal orange.

Arrange on the plate pouring the sauce last if the sauce is too thick add a little warm water and stir.

A little lengthy in time to prepare and cook but trust me it is well worth it,







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