Last night I was short on time for making dinner so I turned to an easy and super tasty recipe. When I first made it about 6 months ago, my mom and I were leery to try it because it took only 20 minutes seemed too simple. The best cooking can be the most simple though. Without further ado, I introduce:

Gnocchi with shrimp, asparagus, and pesto

Ingredients:

1 16oz package gnocchi

1 bag frozen asparagus

1 pound precooked shrimp

1 cup basil leaves

2 Tbs pine nuts

2 Tbs preshredded Parmesan cheese

2 Tbs lemon juice

2 tsp bottled garlic

4 tsp extra virgin olive oil

Thaw the shrimp, boil the gnocchi for 2-3 minutes, and cook the asparagus in the microwave until just done but still crisp. Mix the gnocchi, shrimp, and asparagus in a large serving bowl.

To prepare the pesto, combine the rest of the ingredients plus 1 Tbs of the water from the gnocchi. Process in a food processor or blender until smooth.

Toss to coat and ta-da, dinner is served!

It can be served hot or cold 🙂

Since dinner only took me 20 minutes, I was able to put together blueberry bread. I didn’t have 1 hour to wait for it to cook because I head to head off to swimming, church, and starbucks so I did a little trick.

I separated the batter into 3 mini loaf pans and cut the baking time in half!

Bible Verse of the day:

Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Ephesians 6:13

I cannot believe today is already Thursday! I have a busy weekend coming up that involves a possible visit to Dave & Busters, a swim meet, and other fun activities!

For now I am off to walk Lola, head to classes, then off to swim practice.

What do you like to cook when you don’t have time?