Mascarpone Gnocchi
Cook up this mascarpone with veggies and herbs as an easy vegetarian skillet dinner idea right on the stovetop in all simple steps!
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 610kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ cup white onion diced
- ½ cup zucchini chopped
- ½ cup fennel stalks and fronds removed, diced
- pinch salt
- 3 cups gnocchi
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves loosely packed
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
- ½ cup mascarpone
- pinch black pepper optional
Instructions
- Drizzle olive oil in your skillet, and cook the onion for 3-4 minutes until softened. Add the diced zucchini and fennel, along with a pinch of salt, and cook for 8-10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Cook your gnocchi to package instructions in salted water, reserving about ¼ cup of the cooking water (this will be used later to thin the sauce).
- Add the cooked zucchini, fennel and onion to your blender cup, along with the fresh basil, thyme and parsley, as well as 2-3 tablespoon of the cooking water. Blend, adding a touch more water as needed, so you have a green sauce.
- Spoon the zucchini sauce into your skillet, and add the mascarpone cheese. On a low heat, stir the cheese and zucchini mix together so the cheese melts and it becomes a sauce. Tip in the cooked gnocchi and stir into the sauce, adding more of the cooking water, as needed, to get a silky sauce that coats the gnocchi. Season to preference.
Notes
- Make sure to have the heat fairly low when you melt the mascarpone cheese as it could split otherwise.
- Gnocchi is typically cooked when it rises to the top of the water in your pot. It takes 2-3 minutes.
- If store-bought gnocchi doesn't work for my MCAS readers, there are lots of recipes online using different foods.
- If it works for you, you can also add some minced garlic in with the zucchini and fennel.
- Nutritional information is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
- gnocchi, will depend upon ingredients used. There are many homemade gnocchi recipes online, including gluten free options.
- white onion scores 0, while other types score higher.
- black pepper, which scores 2. It is optional.
Nutrition
Calories: 610kcal | Carbohydrates: 88g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 834mg | Potassium: 167mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1020IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 132mg | Iron: 9mg
