Making homemade pasta takes much longer than store bought pasta, but gnocchi is one of the easiest homemade pastas to make! Plus, this gnocchi recipe only requires 5 ingredients, which makes the ingredients easy to source too. Even if it takes a bit longer to make homemade gnocchi than buying store bought, it is really fun to make, and comes out with a delicious product!

Recipe for this Homemade Gnocchi is from Chungah at Damn Delicious

My additions and edits are in red

Homemade Gnocchi

INGREDIENTS:

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
2. Pierce potatoes with a fork; place potatoes onto prepared baking sheet. Place into oven and bake until tender, about 1 hour. Let cool completely.
3. Cut in half; scoop flesh into a medium bowl and mash. I hate throwing away potato peels, so if you want to reuse them, this potato peel crisps recipe is a great way to repurpose them. Transfer 1 1/2 cups to a large bowl; stir in flour, ricotta, Parmesan, egg, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
4. Working on a lightly floured surface, divide dough into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into an 18-inch long rope, about 1-inch in diameter, sprinkling with additional flour as needed to prevent sticking. Using a sharp knife, cut each rope into 3/4-inch bite-size pieces; transfer to baking sheet.*
5. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; working in 3 batches, cook gnocchi until tender, stirring occasionally, about 4-6 minutes. Drain well and transfer to clean rimmed baking sheet. Drop directly into sauce of your choice, some sauces I like are my Kale Walnut Pesto and my Tomato Sauce.