Cauliflower Gnocchi with Chicken Sausage and Lemon Butter Sauce

Simple and healthy dinner for two. 

For Sauce: 

Over low/medium heat, add 1 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp shallot and 2 tbsp garlic salt and pepper

Melt for about 5 min on low medium

Deglaze with 1/2 cup Chardonnay

Add 2 tbsp butter and whisk.

Add some lemon juice and whisk

Add 2 tbsp butter and whisk.

Add chopped thyme, parsley, tarragon and sage. (About 2tbsp all together.)

Cover and keep warm while you make the gnocchi.

In a non stick pan sear your sausage. I used roasted garlic and gruyere sausage today cut into rounds. Sear with 1 TBSP butter on both sides. Deglaze with 1/2 cup water while sausage is still in pan. Then remove liquid and sausage to a bowl. 

To that same pan, add 2 TBSP butter then 2 bags of Trader Joe's Cauliflower Gnocchi. Season with salt and pepper. Sear untouched for about 4-5 minutes. Then try to quickly turn each gnocchi to sear another side. Add a little more butter if sticking a bit.  Cook for another 3-5 minutes or until soft. 

Add the sausage back to the pan and add 2 handfuls of fresh chopped spinach. Salt and pepper. 

*Turn your heat on low on your sauce and stir. Warm that a bit while spinach is wilting. 

Once spinach is wilted, divide sausage, gnocchi, spinach mixture among two plates and then drizzle with the lemon butter sauce. 

Wine pairing here was:

William Wright

Reserve Lot

Chardonnay 2015

Monterey, CA