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dinnerTrader Joe’s Cauliflower Gnocchi w/ pesto
Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Gnocchi w/ pesto
Clare CuddyIngredients
- Trader Joe’s cauliflower gnocchi (1/2 bag)
- Broccoli peas
- Frozen spinach
- Trader Joe’s vegan basil kale pesto
Instructions
- 1Air fry gnocchi and broccoli at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes
- 2Add pesto, peas, and spinach to cooked gnocchi and broccoli. Then microwave in bowl for two minutes!
- 3Mix and enjoy
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Open in Pepper →Why Trader Joe's Is a Weeknight Cheat Code
Half a Trader Joe's cart is already dinner — frozen langostinos, lobster bisque, gnocchi, and shawarma thighs plate faster than takeout.
Cooks on Pepper build 20-minute meals around three or four TJ's ingredients and one pantry staple — the ratio that keeps a weeknight sane.
The recipes here are the community's proof that a great dinner doesn't need a specialty grocer — sometimes it just needs a Trader Joe's.
Quick Tips
- 1
Stock the freezer aisle
Langostinos, gnocchi, and shawarma thighs are dinner in under 20 minutes.
- 2
Lobster bisque is a sauce
One carton turns pasta into a viral TikTok dinner in ten minutes.
- 3
The Soyaki bottle
One dip and any protein becomes teriyaki — no measuring required.
- 4
Pair frozen with fresh
One bag of frozen protein plus one fresh vegetable is the TJ's weeknight formula.
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