Gnocchi from Scratch

Daughter L made some gnocchi from scratch. She says it's really easy (well for her maybe). I'll just say they are made from potatoes, eggs, and flour. The rich cream sauce is made with cream, cheese and garlic.  She also added some chicken pieces to her dish.

It was restaurant quality and hard to stop at one bite.  There was enough unboiled gnocchi leftover to freeze for use at another time.

Food For Thought Thursdays - Gnocchi

 Today I'm joining Robin Panzer's Food for Thought Thursday (FFTT)!  In Robin's words 'Share some thoughts about the food you eat and pictures are great too and then take a little blog hop around to see what's on everyone else's plates!'  Sounds like great foodie fun, come join us!

I was watching an Italian cooking show on TV and was intrigued by the simplicity of this recipe. It was so tasty, my son K loves it. Of course they were making their own gnocchi, but I just got a small package from the supermarket. I imagine you could do this with any kind of pasta you have on hand.

Bring salted water to boil, put gnocchi in for about 3 minutes until they float. Meanwhile, add a few tbs olive oil, 1 tbs margarine to a saucepan, heat, add 2 slices of prosciutto, 1 tsp dried herb (such as sage, or italian seasoning), then add in drained gnocchi. Toss together, add some grated parmesan cheese and remove from heat. You can tear the prosciutto into little strips and mix into the pasta.  Enjoy!

Gnocchi