Here’s our recipe for homemade gnocchi, that delicious pillowy fresh pasta. You can eat it with marinara or bolognese, in a cream sauce with mushrooms, or even in soup! These gnocchi are ricotta gnocchi, which are quicker to make than the traditional potato gnocchi. Try them with your favorite jarred high quality marinara sauce in this recipe!
How to make this ricotta gnocchi recipe
Alex and I love gnocchi: those delicious fresh pasta dough balls! We first ate gnocchi on our honeymoon in Italy, and it’s been a favorite ever since. There are lots of great packaged gnocchi out there, so you don’t always have to make it fresh. However, if you’re up for a challenge, fresh gnocchi is incredibly delicious. Traditional gnocchi is made with potatoes, which are boiled and then riced using a potato ricer. The potatoes are then mixed with flour and eggs, made into a dough, and boiled. Making traditional gnocchi typically takes a few hours. Over the years, Alex and I have found an easier method: this ricotta gnocchi recipe. Using ricotta instead of potatoes makes for a quicker gnocchi process. This ricotta gnocchi recipe takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour to make with two people. We definitely recommend finding a friend or significant other for the gnocchi shaping process: it’s much easier and quicker! For this ricotta gnocchi recipe, ricotta cheese is mixed with flour, salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese. It’s worked into a dough, rolled into long strands, and then cut into the gnocchi pillows. Because it takes a while to form the gnocchi, it’s best to save this one for special occasions. But, the overall process is simple and it can be completed in under an hour! Good luck, and let us know if you make this ricotta gnocchi recipe in the comments below.
Looking for gnocchi recipes?
We love using gnocchi in our recipes! Many of our recipes call for packaged gnocchi, so you don’t have to make it fresh. Here are few recipes that could use fresh or packaged gnocchi (including this ricotta gnocchi recipe):
Tomato Basil Gnocchi Soup5 Minute Romesco Gnocchi Sauce RecipePumpkin Gnocchi Bake with Goat CheeseItalian Vegetable & Gnocchi Soup
Looking for Italian recipes?
At A Couple Cooks we love making Italian recipes! Outside of this homemade ricotta gnocchi recipe, here are some of our favorite Italian recipes:
Homemade Easy Pizza Sauce RecipeVegan Italian Pasta SaladTomato & Grilled Eggplant Stacked SandwichPerfect Neapolitan Pizza Recipe15-Minute Gnocchi with Romesco Sauce
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