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Sweet Potato Gnocchi Pomodora

  • RECIPE MAKES: 1-2 portions
  • PREP TIME: 5 minutes
  • COOK TIME: 20 minutes
step 1

Cook the sweet potato in the microwave for 10-12 minutes.

step 2

Bring a pan of salted water to a gentle simmer. Once the sweet potato is cooked, cut in half (be careful as it’s hot), spoon out the pulp and transfer to a bowl.

step 3

Add the Mevalia Bread Mix to the sweet potato and beat together with a wooden spoon. Knead the dough for one minute adding more Mevalia Bread Mix if too sticky, split the dough in half, roll out into 2 long sausage shapes 2 cm thick.

step 4

Cut along with a sharp knife into 2cm pieces, lightly flour with a little Mevalia Bread Mix to stop them sticking.

step 5

Drop the Gnocchi into the simmering water and cook for 1 - 2 minutes. Meanwhile heat a medium-sized frying pan, adding the butter and garlic, once the gnocchi are cooked remove from the pan with a slotted spoon to the frying pan, sauté for 1-2 minute while coating the gnocchi with the foaming garlic butter.

step 6

Add the tomato passata or pasta sauce, cheese, fresh basil and seasoning, cook for a further minute, adding a little gnocchi water if the sauce is too thick. Season with black pepper and serve.

Recipe tips; these gnocchi can be made in advance and frozen, first lay on a tray in the freezer before transferring to an airtight container, use within 3 months. You can cook from frozen following the recipe from step 7, add an extra minute onto the cooking time.    

  • 1 Sweet potato (400 g approx.)
  • 120g Mevalia Bread Mix
  • 10g Butter
  • 1 Clove garlic, crushed
  • 150ml Tomato passata or pasta sauce
  • 20g Low protein cheese
  • Small bunch of fresh basil, roughly chopped
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • A bit of black pepper

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