Creamy Pumpkin Sausage Gnocchi

Creamy Pumpkin Sausage Gnocchi is a delightful dish that combines creamy pumpkin and traditional Italian gnocchi. The sweet aroma of pumpkin blends with the rich creaminess, complemented by the savory taste of sausage, making this dish both creamy and unique. Gnocchi, made from potatoes and flour, offers a bouncy texture that perfectly matches the pumpkin cream sauce, delivering a rich sensory experience.

👉🏻Ingredients list⚠️

• Pumpkin: 500g

• Sausage: 2

• Potatoes: 500g

• Flour: 200g

• Cream: 200ml

• Salt: to taste

• Black pepper: to taste

• Garlic: 2 cloves

• Onion: 1

• Olive oil: as needed

👉🏻✨DIRECTIONS:

1. Peel and cut the pumpkin into chunks, steam until tender, and mash into a puree.

2. Slice the sausage, chop the onion and garlic.

3. Boil the potatoes until tender, mash them, and mix with flour, salt, and enough water to form a dough.

4. Roll the dough into thin strips, cut into small pieces, and gently shape into oval gnocchi.

5. Heat olive oil in a pan, add the chopped onion and garlic, sauté until fragrant, then add the sausage slices and stir-fry.

6. Add the pumpkin puree and cream, stir well, and cook until thickened.

7. In another pot, boil water, add the gnocchi, and cook until they float to the surface. Drain and set aside.

8. Add the cooked gnocchi to the pumpkin cream sauce, stir well, and serve.

👉🏻✨TIPS

• When making gnocchi, do not knead the dough too firmly, or it will not be bouncy.

• When boiling gnocchi, add them to boiling water and cook until they float, without overcooking.

👉🏻✨BENEFITS

• This dish is not only delicious but also nutritious. Pumpkin is rich in cobalt and blood sugar-lowering factors, helping prevent diabetes. It also contains high levels of potassium, which can prevent cardiovascular diseases. Sausage provides abundant protein and fat, energizing the body. The potatoes and flour in gnocchi are rich in carbohydrates, serving as the main energy source for the body.

✨NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS:

• Pumpkin: Rich in cobalt, potassium, fruit acids, and mannitol, beneficial for preventing diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and colon cancer.

• Sausage: Provides abundant protein and fat, energizing the body.

• Potatoes and flour: Rich in carbohydrates, serving as the main energy source for the body.