Gnocchi is one of our favorite pastas so when we scout out an Italian restaurant we tend to look for these delicate potato dumplings on the menu. When you go to an Italian restaurant you will usually see gnocchi served in a heavy white, pesto or a blush sauce. My favorite all time is a gorgonzola cream with sun dried tomatoes but I will take these little babies any way they come. A while ago as I was perusing one of my fav foodie blogs, Cheeky Kitchen, I came across a recipe for roasted pepper, sausage and summer squash gnocchi. I pinned it right away and had it on my weekly menu for some time before I finally looked for mini peppers. Earlier this week we were at Costco and I went into the produce area and they actually carry them, I know they always have but I forgot so I knew right away I would be making this as the following evenings meal. I picked up some dried gnocchi and got it all ready, except I didn’t have any squash and since I am not a fan of Italian sausage I used a Hillshire Farm Smoked Turkey Kielbasa and man oh! man was it tasty. Unlike all the dishes with the heavy sauces this one was a light, barely there sauce packed with a ton of flavor and perfect for a hot Summer’s evening. Yum! I wish hubby wouldn’t have taken the leftovers to work because my mouth is seriously watering for another helping! I don’t have a picture because we were in a hurry to eat dinner to get out the door to return something but visit the original post to see how scrumptious is looks.
What I changed to the recipe in pink.
2 cups mini sweet peppers
1 large shallot, peeled and sliced – Omitted
salt to taste
2 (17 ounce) packages gnocchi – 1 package
1/3 cup olive oil
1 pound Italian turkey sausage, cooked – Hillshire Farms Smoked Turkey Kielbasa
1/4 tablespoons white vinegar – 2 Tablespoons White Balsamic Vinegar
1/4 tablespoons pure maple syrup – 1 Tablespoon
1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
salt & pepper to taste
1/2 cup parmesan or feta cheese – I used Feta
directions:
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