How to Make Ricotta Gnocchi | Vegetarian Recipes | Allrecipes.com

ricotta

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: mashed potatoes

Cottage cheese reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Stir together ricotta, eggs, Parmesan, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a large bowl until evenly combined.

Mix in 1 cup flour. Add additional flour if needed to form a soft dough.

Divide dough into 3 or 4 pieces and roll into 1/2-inch thick ropes on a floured surface.

Cut each rope into 1-inch pieces and place on a lightly floured baking sheet. Place in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic and cook until softened and fragrant, about 1 minute.

Pour in diced tomatoes and red pepper flakes; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook for 10 minutes.

Stir in shredded basil and season to taste with salt and pepper.

While sauce is simmering, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat.

Boil the gnocchi until they float to the surface, 1 to 2 minutes, then drain.

Stir cubed mozzarella into the sauce and allow the heat of the sauce to soften but not melt the cheese.

Place gnocchi into a serving bowl and spoon sauce overtop.

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