Sweet Potato Gnocchi

Name: Say hello to your new favourite comfort dish.
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups sweet potato; ½ cup ricotta cheese; ¼ cup parmesan; 1 egg; Salt to taste; 2 cups all-purpose flower; 300 ml crème; 75 g gorgonzola; 2 cups spinach; 25 g butter; 10 g pine nuts

Say hello to your new favourite comfort dish.

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Servings

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

70 minutes

Gnocchi might seem hard but this recipe is foolproof. You can even cut down the cooking time by microwaving the sweet potato instead of baking in the oven.

Besides being super healthy these are so easy to make in bulk.

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Ingredients

For the gnocchi

1 ½ cups sweet potato
½ cup ricotta cheese
¼ cup parmesan
1 egg
Salt to taste
2 cups all-purpose flower

For the sauce

300 ml crème
75 g gorgonzola
2 cups spinach
25 g butter
10 g pine nuts

Directions

Stab a large sweet potato with a fork all over and wrap in baking paper. Cook in oven at 200 degrees C / 390 F for 50 minutes.
Once cooked remove from oven cut in half carefully and let it cool completely
Scoop out sweet potato and grate into a mixing bowl. Add in ricotta, parmesan, salt, egg and a cup full of flower. Mix well and add remaining flower a half cup at a time.
Don’t over knead the gnocchi, but shape it into a small loaf of bread and cut off edge to roll into a long cylinder shape.
Cut gnocchi and set aside
To a pan on low add crème and gorgonzola, keep an eye on it swirling it until the cheese melts. Once melted take off the heat
In a separate pan melt butter on medium and place gnocchi into pot of boiling salted water
Once cooked add gnocchi to pan with butter to brown the outside, remove once happy with the colour and wilt spinach in the same pan.
Plate by spooning sauce first, then place the gnocchi, spinach, parsley and pine nuts.