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    Home » Slow Cooker » Slow Cooker Gnocchi with Cannellini Beans

    Published on Jan 15, 2017. Modified on Apr 18, 2020 by bakingqueen74. This post may contain affiliate links. 6 Comments

    Slow Cooker Gnocchi with Cannellini Beans

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    This slow cooker gnocchi with cannellini beans is a hearty and satisfying dish which will warm you up this winter, and will fit into your healthy eating plan too.

    Gnocchi and beans in the slow cooker

    This month I am craving vegetarian and lighter dishes, after the excesses of December. I have quite a good selection now of vegetarian slow cooker dishes that I turn to (check them out in my slow cooker archives) when I want vegetable goodness.

    Slow cooker gnocchi recipe

    The potato gnocchi are cooked gently and slowly in the slow cooker for a few hours in a rich sauce made with passata, herbs, courgette and mushroom, filling your home with delicious aromas.

    I served mine with loads of green vegetables on the side, and crusty bread. Perfect comfort food for a chilly evening, just what I like.

    It would also be lovely with mozzarella and parmesan on top (or use a vegan alternative).

    Gnocchi with cannellini or white kidney beans

    Making a batch of this sow cooker gnocchi with cannellini beans, I was able to have it for dinner and then for lunches for a few days, making it really good for meal planning for your midweek meals.

    Gnocchi with white kidney beans

    The cannelloni beans – also called white kidney beans – make it a really filling dish. Looking online I see that Italians serve gnocchi with beans too, it is a great frugal meal with its origins in peasant food I am sure.

     

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    Slow cooker gnocchi with white kidney beans (cannellini beans)
    Slow cooker gnocchi with white kidney beans (cannellini beans)

     

    Slow cooker gnocchi recipe

    Slow Cooker Gnocchi with Cannellini Beans

    Hearty vegetarian dish with potato gnocchi and white beans in a chunky tomato and vegetable sauce, perfect for autumn and winter
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Slow Cooker
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 4 hours
    Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 362kcal
    Author: Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

    Ingredients

    • 2 small onions sliced
    • 1 large field mushroom sliced
    • 1 courgette chopped
    • 500 g passata
    • 3 tbsp tomato puree
    • 400 g cannellini beans drained
    • 500 g gnocchi
    • 1 tsp vegetable bouillon (stock) powder I use Marigold
    • pepper, to taste
    • 1 tsp dried oregano
    • fresh basil, to serve
    UK Measurements - US Measurements

    Instructions 

    • Place the onion, mushroom, courgette, cannellini beans and gnocchi in the slow cooker pot.
    • Add the passata, tomato puree, vegetable bouillon powder and stir well.
    • Add pepper to taste (passata is already salted so I don't add salt), then add the dried oregano.
    • Cook for around 3 hours on high, or around 6 hours on low.
    • Garnish with the fresh basil leaves, and serve.

    Notes

    Serves 4. Weightwatchers SmartPoints per serving: 7.
    Did you try and love this recipe?Then please leave a review and rating in the comments at the bottom of the post. If you post your creation on Instagram, tag me @bakingqueen74 or use hashtag #bakingqueen74!

    Sending this over to Tinned Tomatoes for Meat Free Mondays
    and to Searching for Spice for Cook Once Eat Twice

     

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    1. Natalie Dawn says

      September 25, 2019 at 5:03 pm

      This looks delicious I don’t have a slow cooker though do u think I could just simmer on the hob for 30 mins or in a dish in the oven?

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      • bakingqueen74 says

        October 13, 2019 at 11:22 am

        Sorry for late reply Natalie. Yes you could make it in a casserole dish instead. Add more liquid to compensate though (we use less in slow cooker recipes as it doesn’t evaporate off) and cook for about thirty to forty mins I’d say, check it is all tender and serve.

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    2. hijackedbytwins says

      January 17, 2017 at 4:21 pm

      Oooh I have never thought of cooking gnocchi in the slow cooker. This looks amazing! x #CookOnceEatTwice

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      • bakingqueen74 says

        January 17, 2017 at 10:20 pm

        Thanks Kirsty, you know me, I’ll cook anything in the slow cooker or try to anyway! 😉

        Reply
    3. Corina says

      January 16, 2017 at 2:07 pm

      This sounds beautiful! I’d never thought to cook gnocchi in the slow cooker before but will definitely think about trying it now. I am also trying to eat lighter meals with more vegetables in this month and something like this is perfect – Thank you so much for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice as well!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        January 16, 2017 at 2:26 pm

        Thanks Corina, this is definitely a month for cutting back 🙂

        Reply

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