Gnocchi With Creamy Tomato Sauce
Gnocchi With Creamy Tomato Sauce - very quick and easy to make with simple ingredients and store bought potato gnocchi. The creamy tomato sauce is smooth, flavorful and delicious. Made from scratch with canned tomatoes (or tomato sauce), onions, garlic, olive oil, seasoning, tomato paste and cream cheese.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 16 oz 3 cups uncooked potato gnocchi
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced or pressed
- 1 small head of onion
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp honey or agave nectar
- 14 oz tomato sauce
- 2 oz full fat cream cheese
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp dried basil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese for serving
- Fresh basil for garnishing
Instructions
- Prepare the pasta sauce first.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and add onion. Cook for 1 minute, then add garlic. Cook for another minute, stirring to prevent burning.
- Add the tomato paste, tomato sauce and honey, stir to combine. Cook for 3 minutes, then season with salt, pepper, oregano and basil.
- Add the cream cheese, lower the temperature. Stir until combined.
- Cook the gnocchi.
- Reserve some of the cooking water (1/2 cup), before draining.
- Combine the gnocchi with the sauce, add cheese and basil. Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 3 days. These gnocchi with creamy tomato sauce can be frozen in airtight container for up to 1 month.
Nutrition
Calories: 403kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 1282mg | Potassium: 494mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 875IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 262mg | Iron: 6mg