Recipe#10496

Title: Gnocchi 14

From: gilcat2@aol.com (Gilcat2) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Gnocchi 
 Date: 12 May 1998 07:10:36 -0600 
 Message-ID: <1998051103191400.XAA01762@ladder03.news.aol.com> 

1/4 cup butter
 2 10 oz. packages frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
 2/3 cup ricotta cheese
 2 lightly beaten eggs
 1 cup Parmesan cheese
 6 tablespoons flour
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 6 tablespoons melted butter
 Melt 1/4 cup butter in big skillet, add spinach, stirring constantly,
 until almost all remaining moisture is evaporated, about 3 minutes.
 Add riccotta, and cook, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes more.
 Transfer to a big bowl.
 Stir in egg, 1/2 cup Parmesan, flour and salt.  Cover and refrigerate
 at least 30 minutes.  In biggest pot, boil salted water.  Flour
 hands, make tablespoon-sized gnocchi balls.  Gently drop gnocchi
 into SIMMERING water, cook 5-8 minutes.  Remove with slotted spoon
 and drain on paper towels.  Coat bottom of baking dish with 1/4
 cup melted butter. Arrange gnocchi in single layer.
 Drizzle with remaining butter and Parmesan.  Bake at 400F for about
 5 minutes, until cheese melts.