SAUSAGE, KALE & GNOCCHI ONE POT

Plate up this delicious one-pot meal of sausage, kale and gnocchi in just 20 minutes, after just five minutes of preparation. Midweek suppers never got so easy – or tasty!

PREP: 5 MINS COOK: 15 MINS EASY SERVES 4

This weekend, the weather is set to take a wintry turn. But you can still warm up inside with some autumnal home cooking, kicking off with a pot of delicious soup.

This is the perfect time of year for pumpkins – there are several varieties and they all make great soup.

A pan of sausage gnocchi is a quick, simple dish, perfect for a Saturday night in with the family. And no chilly Sunday afternoon would be complete without a hot dessert – this bread and butter pudding does the job nicely.

1 tbsp olive oil

6 pork sausages

1 tsp chilli flakes

1 tsp fennel seeds (optional)

500g fresh gnocchi

500ml chicken stock (fresh if you can get it)

100g chopped kale

40g Parmesan, finely grated

1 Heat the oil in a large high-sided frying pan over a medium heat. Squeeze the sausages straight from their skins into the pan, then use the back of a wooden spoon to break the meat up. Sprinkle in the chilli flakes and fennel seeds, if using, then fry until the sausagemeat is crisp around the edges. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon.

2 Tip the gnocchi into the pan, fry for a minute or so, then pour in the chicken stock. Once bubbling, cover the pan with a lid and cook for 3 mins, then stir in the kale. Cook for 2 mins more or until the gnocchi is tender and the kale has wilted. Stir in the Parmesan, then season with black pepper and scatter the crisp sausagemeat over the top.