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Cacio e pepe gnocchi with broccoli & walnuts

Cacio e pepe gnocchi with broccoli & walnuts

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It doesn't get easier than this - a quick and easy midweek meal, ready in just 10 minutes and full of flavour.

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Vegetarian
  • Serves2
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare2 mins
  • Cook8 mins
  • Total time10 mins

Ingredients

  • 75g walnut halves
  • 230g pack British purple sprouting broccoli spears
  • ½ x 500g pack gnocchi
  • 300g tub No.1 Waitrose Cacio e Pepe Pasta Sauce

Method

  1. Toast the walnuts for 2 minutes in a dry frying pan, then roughly chop.

  2. Trim any woody ends from the broccoli and boil in a large pan of salted water for 3 minutes. Add the gnocchi and boil for 3 minutes more. Drain, reserving 50ml water.

  3. Return the broccoli, gnocchi and water to the pan, add the cacio e pepe sauce and gently heat through. Serve immediately, topped with the toasted walnuts.

Cook’s tip

On episode 16, 2026 of Dish, the Waitrose podcast, Angela makes her own cacio e pepe paste. She lightly toasts 2 tbsp whole peppercorns on medium heat for 1-2

minutes until highly fragrant, then crushes them to a fine, even grind in a pestle and mortar. She combines the ground pepper with 1 cup grated Parmesan, 1 cup grated pecorino and 2 tbsp starchy pasta water to form a thick paste

And to drink...

On episode 16, 2026 of Dish, the Waitrose podcast, this recipe is paired with Broglia Gavi di Gavi DOCG – a fresh, dry Italian white with hints of almond.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

3,287kJ/ 790kcals

Fat

53.6g

Saturated Fat

19.5g

Carbohydrates

49.8g

Sugars

4.8g

Fibre

7.7g

Protein

23.3g

Salt

1.6g

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