Roasted Red Pepper Gnocchi

Name: Roasted Red Pepper Gnocchi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 lb ground hot Italian sausage; 1 package, ready to cook gnocchi; 8 oz jarred roasted red peppers; 4 oz softened cream cheese; 1 shallot, roughly sliced; 3 garlic cloves, roughly sliced; 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 cup grated parmesan; 1 tsp salt; Black pepper, to taste; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp lemon juice; 1.5 tbsp chopped fresh or lightly dried basil

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Gnocchi in a creamy roasted red pepper sauce with hot Italian sausage

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:43:17 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 lbground hot Italian sausage

1 packagegnocchi

ready to cook

8 ozroasted red peppers

¼ tspcrushed red pepper flakes

2 Tbspolive oil

½ cupgrated parmesan

1 tspsalt

black pepper

to taste

1 tspgarlic powder

1 tsplemon juice

1 ½ Tbspfresh basil

chopped, or lightly dried

Instructions

Step 1

Heat 1/2 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat and brown Italian sausage.

Step 2

Sauté shallot, garlic cloves, and crushed red pepper flakes in 1/2 tbsp of olive oil until soft and fragrant.

Step 3

Blend roasted peppers, sautéed garlic, shallot, crushed pepper, cream cheese, parmesan, seasonings, basil, lemon juice, and remaining olive oil in a food processor.

Step 4

Stir sauce into browned Italian sausage and reduce heat to a low simmer.

Step 5

Bring salted water to a boil, and cook gnocchi to package directions (about 3 minutes). Gnocchi is done when it rises to the surface of the water.

Step 6

Drain gnocchi and gently fold into sauce.

Step 7

Top with extra parmesan and serve.