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Homemade Gnocchi with Pesto and Rapini

Tender, melt in your mouth, homemade potato gnocchi with pesto and a side of rapini. It's easier to make than you think, and so delicious! 

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 2 Servings
Calories: 1373 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 4 medium russet potatoes
  • 2 cups of flour
  • 2 egg equivelent Ener-G Egg Replacer
  • 1 tablespoon plus ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ cup pesto
  • 2 teaspoon olive oil
  • 12 Stalks Rapini Trim the ends
  • Sea salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

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  1. Click the link and make the pesto
  2. In a large pot of water, begin boiling water
  3. Peel potatoes and quarter them.
  4. Place into the water and boil for twenty-five minutes or until easily pierced with a fork
  5. Remove the potatoes from water and rice the potatoes with a potato ricer.
  6. Lightly dust a clean counter and place the potatoes on top of it
  7. Add the egg replacer and half a cup of flour to the potato pile.
  8. Slowly kneed the potatoes and gradually add more of the flour until the potatoes form a soft dough.
  9. Roll out the dough into ½ inch diameter logs then cut into ½ inch pieces of gnocchi.
  10. Begin boiling water in a large pot.
  11. Add 1 tablespoon of salt to the boiling water.
  12. Reduce the water to a soft boil.
  13. Add the gnocchi (about 8 at a time to make sure they have enough room in the pot) to the pot and wait till they rise to the top to remove them from the water.
  14. Set the gnocchi aside and toss with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
For the Rapini
  1. In a saute pan, add the oil and heat on medium high heat.
  2. Once heated, add the rapini and sauté for approximately six minutes.
  3. Add the rest of the salt and pepper to the rapini.
  4. Combine the pesto & gnocchi in a large bowl.
  5. Arrange the rapini and pesto in dishes as demonstrated in the photos above.

Notes

  • The Nutrition Facts are an estimate only.

Nutrition Information

Calories 1373kcal (69%) Carbohydrates 217g (72%) Protein 68g (136%) Fat 35g (54%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Cholesterol 4mg (1%) Sodium 4540mg (189%) Potassium 4567mg (130%) Fiber 46g (184%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 36805IU (736%) Vitamin C 298.2mg (331%) Calcium 1663mg (166%) Iron 38.8mg (216%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1373

% Daily Value*

Calories 1373kcal 69%
Carbohydrates 217g 72%
Protein 68g 136%
Fat 35g 54%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 4mg 1%
Sodium 4540mg 189%
Potassium 4567mg 97%
Fiber 46g 184%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 36805IU 736%
Vitamin C 298.2mg 331%
Calcium 1663mg 166%
Iron 38.8mg 216%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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