Pumpkin Gnocchi Spinach Sausage: A Delicious Fall Recipe
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: International
Ingredients
- Pumpkin puree (fresh or canned, unsweetened)
- Egg
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Ground nutmeg
- All-purpose flour
- Italian sausage (chicken or turkey)
- Onion
- Garlic
- Baby spinach
- Chicken broth
- Olive oil
- Preparation Instructions:
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). If using fresh pumpkin, cut it in half, remove seeds, and roast cut-side down until tender (about 45-60 minutes). Puree once cooled.
- In a large bowl, mix pumpkin puree, egg, Parmesan cheese, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
- Gradually add flour until you form a soft dough; knead lightly on a floured surface.
- Rest the dough for 30 minutes before dividing into portions and rolling into ropes.
- Cut into gnocchi pieces and let rest on a floured baking sheet.
- Boil salted water; cook gnocchi until they float (about 2-3 minutes).
- In a skillet, brown sausage in olive oil; add onion and garlic until softened.
- Stir in spinach until wilted; deglaze with chicken broth and simmer until thickened.
- Toss cooked gnocchi with the sauce and serve immediately.
- Helpful Notes:
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (approximately 240g)
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 710mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 70mg