Showing posts with label cheese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheese. Show all posts

Monday, January 27, 2014

Parmesan Gnocchi

Parmesan Gnocchi

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb package of Pasta di Casa Mia Gnocchi
  • Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • Parsley
  • Oregano
  • Black Pepper
  • Chopped Onions
  • Garlic Powder
  • 1 Egg
  • Handful of Chopped Grape Tomatoes
  • Avocado Oil
  • Pinch of Salt

Directions:
  1. Pour gnocchi into salted boiling water and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  2. In a separate saucepan, combine parmesan, parsley, oregano, black pepper, onions, garlic, egg, tomatoes, and avocado oil over medium-high heat.
  3. Strain gnocchi and mix with the resulting sauce.

    Enjoy!
Tips:
  • Overcooking leads to mushy, slightly sour/bitter gnocchi.
  • 1 lb of gnocchi has 40g total carbohydrates, and the main ingredients consists of potato puree, wheat flour, potato starch, and rice flour.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Baked Cheese Penne Pasta

 
Baked Cheese Penne Pasta

Ingredients:
  • Organic Gluten-Free Penne Pasta
  • 1 Egg
  • Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • Parsley Flakes
  • Almond Milk

Directions:
  1. Cook penne pasta.
  2. Preheat oven to 350F.
  3. Combine egg, parmesan, and almond milk on a skillet over medium heat. Stir continuously.
  4. Once the sauce is done, mix it thoroughly with the pasta.
  5. Put the pasta in two ceramic ramekins (and the rest in a loaf pan) and bake for ~10 minutes.
  6. Once done, garnish with parsley flakes.

Tips:
  • Mix the sauce and pasta together! If you only put it on top, the middle and bottom pasta layers won't have any sauce or flavor. And it will result in very plain tasting pasta.
  • Don't overbake! (>30 min)
  • Overbaking will make the outer pasta layers hard and almost inedible. 
  • The pasta I am using is made of organic amaranth, corn, brown rice, and quinoa.