Gnocchi Alfredo

Yield: serves 6

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

You'll love this delicious Gnocchi Alfredo with Portobello Mushrooms for your next weeknight meal! Ready in 30 minutes, it's perfect for your busy nights, yet impressive enough to serve guests for dinner!

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic, pressed
6 ounces portobello mushrooms, sliced thin
3 cups heavy whipping cream
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
25 ounce package frozen gnocchi, (or fresh)
1 ½ cups shredded parmesan cheese
parsley, for garnish, optional

Instructions

In a large skillet, saute butter with garlic and mushroom slices over medium heat, until softened (about 5 minutes).
Slowly add in heavy cream, whisking while you add it to the skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer over medium heat for about ten minutes. Sauce should thicken up slightly.
Add in gnocchi (frozen or fresh) and simmer until cooked through. If the gnocchi is frozen, this could take about 5 minutes. Add in parmesan cheese, stir and sprinkle with a sprig of parsley for garnish. Serve hot and ENJOY.

Notes

If possible, shred the parmesan cheese yourself instead of buying it pre-shredded. Pre-shredded cheese is often coated in cellulose to keep it from sticking together in the packaging. This cellulose keeps the cheese from melting and becoming as smooth as it should.

Try to use kosher salt and cracked black pepper instead of iodized salt and pre-ground pepper. Kosher salt is less salty than table salt and will give you the most control over the taste of the dish. Fresh cracked pepper will give the dish a much more complex flavor than pre-ground pepper.

The sauce will thicken as it cools, so don’t worry if it seems a little thin while you’re cooking. For this reason, eat this dish immediately after removing it from the heat.

See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 871Total Fat: 65gSaturated Fat: 41gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 224mgSodium: 499mgCarbohydrates: 54gFiber: 3gSugar: 5gProtein: 19g

*Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietitian for special diet advice.