This gnocchi and mascarpone recipe is paired with the tastiest tomato and mascarpone sauce and it includes some hidden veggies too making it a great option for fussy (little or big) eaters.
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💭 Why this gnocchi recipe is great
This recipe is great for various reasons. The tomato and mascarpone sauce is made with minimal ingredients and very little effort. The few added veggies provide nutrients and flavor, (can be blended in the sauce). So it’s healthy, easy to make and so so flavourful.
I love recipes that manage to incorporate plenty of vegetables, while still tasting comforting and indulgent. This tomato gnocchi recipe delivers exactly that.
This dish is ideal for a weeknight dinner is budget friendly and it is super easy to make.
The tomato mascarpone sauce is fab to make extra and keep for meal prep to add a rich and creamy taste to any meal.
This gnocchi mascarpone recipe was inspired by other gnocchi recipes such as this Cauliflower Bake With Gnocchi And Mozzarella or Gnocchi With Buffalo Mozzarella And Whole Cherry Tomatoes Sauce
📋 Homemade gnocchi
I enjoy making my own gnocchi and many times (as you may have gathered by now) I just love getting away from the usual. Nothing new here, I always do this. I do add different ingredients to get different flavors but also various colors. I love colorful food! Colors to me mean, health, cheer, life, good energy, and fabulous vibes.
Make your own gnocchi:
- If you have some potato, sweet potato, pumpkin, squash or any mash left over it will make this super fast.
- Also boiling the potatoes instead of baking them will save you a good ½ hour.
- Gnocchi freeze very well so feel free to make more and freeze some portions for later.
This is not to say that you cannot buy ready-made supermarket ones. There are some good ones out there, you just have to look out for them. So, if you’d like to cut some corners or you simply don’t fancy making them at the home of course there are always alternatives. We all do cut corners at times, right? Time is not always on our side in fact this is never on my side and it’s all a ridiculous rush- rush-rush!
If you do buy the ready-made gnocchi, it will reduce the time this recipe takes to make by about half an hour or so but will not taste quite the same.
- See recipe card for the homemade gnocchi if you would like to give these a try.
🥘 Ingredients
You will need quite a few ingredients to make this mascarpone gnocchi recipe.
For the sauce:
- Mascarpone cheese
- Tomato sauce
- Italian herbs (dried)
- Garlic finely chopped or minced
- Salt
For the rest of the dish:
- Butter
- Mushrooms
- Asparagus
- Peppers (pimientos dulce)
- Fresh parsley
🔪 How to make gnocchi mascarpone
Step 1
Boil the gnocchi - whether these are home made or store bought
Step 2
Make the sauce - you will need one pan and the ingredients on standby
- Place a pan on medium fire, and add the garlic.
- Add tomato sauce, 1 pinch salt and allow to simmer for about 5 min.
- Add the dried Italian herbs and the mascarpone cheese. Reduce the sauce for a further 5 min on low fire.
Step 3
Cook the veggies and assemble the dish - a little more cooking and ta-da!
- Cook the mushrooms, peppers and the asparagus.
- Bring in the mascarpone sauce and the gnocchi
- Serve with a nice sprinkle of fresh parsley or any fresh herbs you may like and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
❓Recipe FAQs
Yes absolutely! It is a lovely recipe to make agead for dinner meal prep- it reheats really well.
Yes, again! Freeze in individual portions and consume within 3 months. To defrost, - thaw in the refrigerator the night before or throughout the day so it’s ready to reheat by dinner time.
After thawing it correctly, reheat in a pan, in the oven or in the microwave until piping hot.
📍Tips
This time I have fried some peppers into a little tiny amount of oil and added the turmeric and paprika powder to intensify the color of this gorgeous gnocchi.
📖 Other quick dinner recipes you may enjoy
Easy Gnocchi Mascarpone with Asparagus
Ingredients
To make the gnocchi:
- 100 g flour (3.53 oz) keep 1 tablespoon for dusting
- 350 g white potatoes Russet potatoes (12.35 oz)
- 100 g sweet potato (3.53 oz)
- 1 large egg
- 1 med red pepper
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon Paprika powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper a generous pinch
For the sauce:
- 3 tablespoon Mascarpone cheese
- 2 cups Tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon Italian herbs (dried)
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped or minced
- 1 pinch salt
For the rest of the dish:
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 250 g baby mushrooms (8.82 oz)
- 7 asparagus stems
- 5 mini peppers pimientos dulce
- 5 sprigs fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
To make the gnocchi:
- Wash, prick with a fork, and bake the potatoes at 200°C or 400°F for about 40-45 minutes to an hour, depending on the potato sizes. They need to be nice and tender. You may also boil them - just as you would do for a good potato mash.
- The sweet potato will bake quicker so keep an eye on that. *
- While the potatoes bake, place a pan on the stove on medium fire add a drizzle of oil and fry the pepper along with the turmeric and paprika powder. Blend this and set it aside. * This is optional for extra flavor and color.
- When the potatoes are ready and baked, take them out of the oven and cut them into two. It helps with cooling as well as scooping the flesh out. Scoop out the potato flesh into a bowl and mash. Add the egg, salt, pepper, blended pepper, and most of the flour. Knead into a dough hopefully, that’s not too sticky. If it is, add a little more flour as you go along.
- Cut the dough and roll it into long ropes (approx 1 cm thick in diameter). Cut into ½inch (approx 13 pieces). Dust them with flour and then shake any excess off. You may use a gnocchi board to make them look like the real ones with that nice ridges. I didn’t. I like them crazy shapes.
- Cook them into small batches 10-12 at once in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. You will know they’re ready when they start floating. Remove and set aside. Continue doing this until they’re all done. Place them in a colander so they drain any excess water.
To make the sauce:
- Place a pan on medium fire, and add the chopped garlic.
- Add tomato sauce, 1 pinch salt and allow to simmer for about 5 min.
- Add the dried Italian herbs and the mascarpone cheese. Reduce the sauce for a further 5 min on low fire.
To assemble the dish:
- Place a pan over medium fire, and add 1 tablespoon butter. Add the sliced mushrooms. Cook for 1-2 minutes tossing occasionally.
- Add the shredded peppers and cook for 2 more minutes, followed by the chopped asparagus and the drained gnocchi. Give it all a good old toss again and a shimmy. This should be for a good 2 minutes.
- Add the mascarpone sauce and the gnocchi, toss a couple of times, and... voilà! You’ve got a wonderful dish.
- Serve with a nice sprinkle of fresh parsley or any herb you may like.
Notes
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Now, before I go!
I have been crazy busy working really hard lately on all sorts of projects some involving Ramona’s Cuisine, some not. But hey, here I am to finally share this exciting news with you.
Ramona’s Cuisine was one of those super fortunate blogs to be chosen and some of my pictures are featured in this wonderful game- Tasty Words 2. It is available to download for FREE!
You can download the game from Amazon, Google Play Store, or Apple Store!
The game creator is lovely fellow food blogger Melanie Dompierre at Skillets & Pots. A link to the full, original blog post is inserted about this wonderful and fun game. Have a look!
How many food bloggers do you know?....
Well, did you actually know that in 2015 there were more than 227 million blogs in the blogosphere? Wow, I Know!! It is not that easy to say how many of them were food blogs. This game will help you discover a few that you may have never heard of before!
Melanie has teamed up with a mobile game developer Second Gear Games to put together a word game. This features a selection of our best pictures and tasty recipes in order to please your eyes and tickle your brain.
Playing a game – is the best way to learn!
It is scientifically proven that you learn better and faster while having fun. If you are a home chef or just someone who loves everything about food, there is a wide variety of resources out there that you can use to learn new recipes, cooking and presentation tips, and nutritional information. What this game adds to the mix is a bit of fun and a format that is uncommon for food blogs: recipes as word and find-the-difference puzzles.
Discover...
The game is free to download and play too. It is available for Apple and Android phones and tablets. Another cool bit it’s also that The game can be played in 5 languages: English, French, Spanish, German, or Russian.
You could practice culinary vocabulary in a new language of your choice or just play in your native tongue for a lot of fun. Each puzzle links back to the original blog post with a recipe provided by our contributors.
I hope you will all give the game a go! It’s a fun way to discover new foods, some wonderful bloggers, and delicious recipes. All of this while spending time playing on your phone!
I am on level 7!! ? Great fun!!
Susan says
I tasted Gnocchi in a restaurant while on vacation and fell in love. Now I tried to repeat this recipe, but I think I overdid it with spices. I will definitely try to make it again. Thanks for the recipe!
Evi says
What a delicious gnocchi recipe! This was so delicious! My boyfriend and I loved it!
Ramona says
Hi Evi, I am so glad you liked it too.
LaKita says
Such a savory and delicious gnocchi recipe! Homemade gnocchi is so much better than the premade version and this recipe did not disappoint.
Colleen says
I highly recommend this delicious recipe. The sauce is amazing and we LOVED it!
Moop Brown says
Gnocchi is one of my favorite types of pasta and I like how this recipe for it is packed with a variety of different vegetables as well.
Amy says
This recipe was pure comfort food. The combination of russet and sweet potatoes was perfect ~ so much flavor!
Loreto and Nicoletta says
We love making gnocchi. Love the addition of sweet potato, and the mascarpone surely makes for a lovely rich tomato sauce. This is fall comfort food for sure!
Amanda Mason says
Absolutely delicious recipe! Love a good homemade gnocchi and this one was by far one of the best ones I've ever made!!
Tracy says
That mascarpone in the sauce is just so delicious and takes this to then next level! This was such a delicious gnocchi recipe!
Marie says
I just so happened to have a bag of gnocchi on hand so I made this dish for dinner tonight! So easy and delicious, the whole family loved it. The mascarpone makes the sauce irresistibly creamy!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
I have been wanting to make gnocchi for so long. I have to agree that store bought ones do not match up to the homemade. What a great recipe this is and I need to try this soon!
Ramona says
Thank you Sandhya, definitely worth a try, they are so, so good!
Pavani says
That is such a colorful and delicious looking bowl of gnocchi. Homemade gnocchi must taste absolutely amazing. Love the addition of the veggies in there.
Ramona says
Thanks Pavani 😉
Stephanie Simmons says
I absolutely need to try this ASAP! I've always wanted to try homemade gnocchi and your recipe breaks it down in such an easy way 🙂 The final dish looks delicious too - you can never go wrong with gnocchi!
Ramona says
Thank you dear Stephanie, - so so true! 😉
Susan says
I haven't made gnocchi in years... you've inspired me! My daughter would have so much fun making this with me. The recipe sounds delicious... the mascarpone sauce sounds to die for!
Ramona says
Thank you so much Susan, I am sure you ladies would enjoy a gnocchi session in the kitcke, the best times ever, right? Mum and daughter cooking together rocks! Enjoy lovelies!
Priya says
Yumm yumm yumm, I'm getting hunger pangs right in the middle of the night. I am definitely preparing this Gnocchi recipe the first thing in the morning.
Ramona says
Thank you Priya,
I hope you loved the recipe 😉
Alexandra Cook says
I would really like to try this. Gnocchi is one of my favorite ingredients to a lot of my dishes.
Ramona says
Thank you Alexandra, definitely should try it! It is too yummy not to.
Sundeep says
Wow that's a wonderful recipe. Did you invent yourself or it was passed on to you by your mothers and grandmothers. I would definitely try this one day.
Ramona says
Hi Sundeep,
Gnocchi is not my invention, I wish I was that good but the remainder of the recipe is my own creation 😉 Thank you so much for stopping by. I do hope you will give this recipe a go.
Cheese Curd In Paradise says
I always want to try to make my own gnocchi, but I am so intimidated! I think the sounds of this sauce sounds so yummy!
Ramona says
Thank you, they are so easy to make, please do not feel intimidated in the slightest. I felt the same before trying to make gnocchi but it’s so easy to make. The sauce is delicious indeed. I hope you will give making own gnocchi a go soon.
April says
I really like how you intensified the color of these delicious gnocchi with that turmeric and paprika powder. Looks absolutely stunning!
Ramona says
Thank you so much dear April, I really apreciate your lovely feedback 😉
Ceci Rey says
Congratulations on the game! I make a similar sauce...but never thought about using it with gnocchi. thankis for the inspiration!
Ramona says
Thank you so much !! It is a fun game, you should check it out. The sauce is just so, so good, right? I am so glad I have inspired you with this recipe 😉 I do hope you will try it super soon.
Lisa McDonald says
I have made gnocchi a couple of times at cooking classes. It is so satisfying.
Ramona says
It is satisfying indeed, I find that too, thank you so much for stopping by dear Lisa!
Cristina Petrini says
From the ingredients it could turn out to be a very heavy dish and instead it is good dosed! Great!
Ramona says
Thank you Cristina, no it is not heavy, you are right, it is a pretty balanced dish 😉
Agnes Dela Cruz says
I am following some food bloggers and most of their recipes are very family-friendly and easy to do since my time doesn't allow me much. I love the recipe and might try it this weekend.
Ramona says
Thank you Agnes, I know what you mean exactly. Time is never on our favour 😉
Leslie says
I will definitely have to try this recipe! It looks amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Ramona says
Thank you so much Leslie, I am sure you’ll love it!
Gavin says
I’ve been thinking about making some gnocchi lately - you have inspired me. Pinning for later!
Ramona says
Thank you Gavin,
I am so glad I have inspired you, enjoy!
Chad says
Your Gnocchi recipe looks out of this world!!! Just delicious!!! I can't wait to try it, can't wait.
Ramona says
Thank you so much dear Chad!
Amber Myers says
I would gobble this right up. I've always liked gnocchi. I need to make this for dinner one night.
Ramona says
Thanks Amber, I hear you totally, same here, I can never resist a homemade gnocchi meal - too good to miss.
Joanna says
Your recipe sounds so delicious! It is the asparagus season in my country and I am always looking for new recipes to integrate it in, as it is such a healthy vegetable.
Ramona says
Thank you Joanna, Asparagus is such a great ingredient, it is stuill in season over here too . Soo good!
Krysten Quiles says
Oh wow, this looks absolutely delish! Would love to try this out. Thanks so much for sharing!
Ramona says
Thank you Krysten, you are most welcome, I am super glad you like the recipe 😉
jagruti says
What a scrumptious looking meal, making gnocchi from scratch so time-consuming but rewarding so all the efforts are worth it.
Ramona says
I agree Jagruti, although the time it takes to make them it’s not too bad. They do take me 20-25 min to make plus the boiling - you definitely must try this recipe 😉
Jo says
I can never say no to gnocchi. And everything else in that plate compliments gnocchi so beautifully. Love it. I'd love to eat this everyday on hot summer afternoon.
Ramona says
Thank you Jo, I would easily join you too - easily every day- can never say no to these yummy little things 😉
Claudia Lamascolo says
wow these look so perfect and happen to be my favorite pasta. I love gnocchi and grew up on them
Ramona says
Thank you dear Claudia 😉
Tammy says
Gnocchi is one of my favorites. Your dish looks absolutely beautiful and sounds amazing. What a fantastic meal <3
Ramona says
Thank you so much Tammy!
Mahy says
Yum, such a fabulous gnocchi recipe. I especially loved your tip about leftover potato mash. So handy if you had a lot for dinner the day before!
Ramona says
Thank you so much Mahy, I am so glad you like the recipe 😉
Danielle says
Homemade is truly the best food you can get. And I love making homemade gnocchi because they are always flavorful, healthy and... you can make A LOT of them 🙂 Yum!
Ramona says
Thanks Danielle, thats so true, I always make more and freeze for later 😉
Valerie says
I love gnocchi, it's one of my favorite carbs. You're right, there are some good frozen brands out there but homemade is much better. I've never tried gnocchi with mascarpone cheese but it sounds like it would be creamy and yummy
Ramona says
Thank you Valerie, I love them with mascarpone -so delish.